I followed every single step   Listed in didactic manuals   I sat up straight, I prayed to God      I dressed my shutters in matching paint   I pressed my nose to the grindstone   I did everything I was told   I rubbed elbows with the elite   But I still feel so empty      His parents divorced over   Mother's parturient belly   Who, in keeping with martyrdom   Died upon boy's delivery   His father had always blamed him      For her early departure   He was born alone   He lived alone   He'll rot alone   And die alone      I followed every single step   Listed in didactic manuals   I sat up straight, I prayed to God      I dressed my shutters in matching paint   I pressed my nose to the grindstone   I did everything I was told   I rubbed elbows with the elite   But I still feel so empty      He sits alone and sobs   Immersed in his trappings of luxury   He's never been a big drinker   But tonight his liver would not know it      The burdens have become a crushing load   The wrenching twist will soon cause a shift   The pressure, fleeting and pounding   I feel the trigger give