You give me a lifetime so I can be savedIâd rather have some space to breatheYou hand me a whistle to draw attentionIâd rather have some ointment for my scarsTheyâll let me burn on the stakePay for the mistakes I madeBut I ride a bike, and not a broomI donât cry at the moonStill Iâll be damnedThey repeat the pattern again and againRaise your voice and youâre forgottenWill the world grow ripe enoughTo outsmart all that is rottenI donât ridicule whatâs Holy and goodI donât put frogs in my soupsI want to be my own judgeAnd if thatâs not enoughThen Iâll be damnedDonât want to feel as if Iâm down in a burrowIâll live my life as if thereâs no tomorrowDonât pull the leash which you tied around my neckIâll still be the captain even if I clean the deckGive me a lecture so I can learnGive me a book to readBut donât hand me a knife to draw attentionTo what canât be said with wordsMy fellow-sinners are all aroundThey wonât destroy your holy groundI donât like to eat ripped-out heartsAnd I donât have wartsStill Iâll be damned