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Staind is a four-piece alternative band from Springfield, Massachusetts. Staind self-released their debut album, Tormented, in November 1996. Their second album, Dysfunction (produced by Fred Durst and released on Elektra Records), was their breakthrough record, and has sold more than two million albums in the United States. However, it was the release of the single "Outside" off of The Family Values Tour '99 compilation that sent Staind into superstar status. With heartbreaking lyrics and great acoustic guitar, the single garnered massive radio airplay and was a major force behind sending Staind's next album, Break the Cycle, into multiplatinum status.
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You take this all for granted
All the things they used to feed you
By keeping you distracted
Just long enough to feed you
(Chorus)
A reason for your anger
Is what I need Is what I need
To recognize the truth
Is what I need Is what I need
So burn your paper Jesus
Is what I need Is what I need
and own the things you do
Is what I need Is what I need
question what they tell you
all the lies that they are teaching
and they made a corporation
out of desperate people's feelings
(Chorus)
Somebody chose these words for you
Interpretations of the truth
Somewhere behind your fear they hide
To fill the holes inside
(Chorus)