Lyrics I.C.U. - A.B. Original, Thelma Plum

I.C.U.

I never hesitate to burn a bridge
Sometimes I just remind 'em what a furnace is
And with the burners lit it feels like the perfect gift
I could see the future, figure out what ya purpose is
You’re like a burden on a certain tip
And the iceberg’s lurkin' to pull the curtain on a virgin ship
You ducked out while the work was thick
So now I point out to these clowns where the circus is
I am what, you pretend to Be, that might offend you
But I been through, might end you
With no one, to avenge you
Friends come and friends go, that fucks with your mental
Until its just benzos and endones in ya friendzone
So don’t ever call me lucky
You don’t know what I done, what it was, who I lost, or what it cost me
If our next meetings kind of frosty
Its 'cause you were taking too much time trying to watch me
And you’re too busy watching me
When you need to watch yourself
Choose your words more carefully
But play the hand you’re dealt
'Cause you come around, with your running mouth
Call me stupid… I see you
'Cause you come around, with your running mouth
Call me stupid… I see you
I never hesitate to burn a bridge
I lift a pint glass then watch the Reichstag when the curtains lift
On the right path to end up in that wrong place
With the reaper, in deeper than Dantes
Yes, aching in my chest is what I’m living with
Stress, youth incarceration’s my privilege
Death on the cards since I was a youngling
Paul Kelly with the big belly did them dumb things
I hit 20, they said he might be lucky
Guess that funerals are beautiful and life is ugly
Brothers and my sisters, love 'em and I miss them
Stuck within the system, can I get a witness?
I get the feeling that me breathing is a bonus
But if I’m taking anything I’m doing what they shown us
So when ya call 'ern and you wonder where the cops be
It’s cos they taking too much time trying to watch me
And you’re too busy watching me
When you need to watch yourself
Choose your words more carefully
But play the hand you’re dealt
'Cause you come around, with your running mouth
Call me stupid… I see you
'Cause you come around, with your running mouth
Call me stupid… I see you
My brother — you gotta watch your health
When they come around you better watch yourself
My sister — you gotta watch out for me
I’ll watch for you while you’re watching police
My niece, my cousin, my nephew
Understand that your fam won’t forget you
You gotta get up, breathe — get up, breathe!
Get up, breathe — get up, get up!
And you’re too busy watching me
When you need to watch yourself
Get up
Choose your words more carefully
But play the hand you’re dealt
Get up, breathe!
'Cause you come around, with your running mouth
Call me stupid… I see you
'Cause you come around, with your running mouth
Call me stupid… I see you