passing judgment with haste and laying to waste those who stand before us and dishonor the faith a dramatic opinion but an opinion the same an attempt now to make right not to enthrall or defame an opinion piece one after another laid fat from feast one after another a man is nothing more than what others claim he is so speak clear and ill of me and so it will be the grating sound of my voice the yellowing of my teeth speak up speak clear speak ill of me speak up speak clear speak ill of me i found myself awake last night may the players take their place repeat their lines exactly to my public disgrace the years exaggerate how horrible it was to be stricken silent with no explanation for the cause i cant be the only one losing sleep over things i should or shouldnt have done they are the rope around the neck they are the blade pressed to the wrist it might seem detrimental but its meaningless left to my own devices i am strange im a liarentertained they are the rope around the neck they are the blade pressed to the wrist it might seem detrimental but its meaningless they are the rope around the neck they are the blade pressed to the wrist it might seem detrimental but its meaningless  a man is nothing more than what others claim he is so speak clear and ill of me and so it will be the grating sound of my voice the yellowing of my teeth speak up speak clear speak ill of me speak up speak clear speak ill of me i am no one to be reviled i am no one to be admired jumping rope at the end of the street i am everyone and everyone is me2