Struck A Nerve Lyrics - Tested (live) - Bad Religion

There's an old man on a city bus holding a candy cane and it isn't even Christmas 

He sees a note in the obituary that his last friend has died 

There's an infant clinging to his overweight mother in the cold as they go to shop for cigarettes 

And she spends her last dollar on a bottle of vodka for tonight 

And I guess it struck a nerve, like I had to squint my eyes 

You can never get out of the line of sight 

Like a barren winter day or a patch of unburned green 

Like a tragic real dream, I guess it struck a nerve 

Everyday I wander in negative disposition as I'm bombarded by superlatives 

Realizing very well that I am not alone 

Introverted, I look to tomorrow for salvation but I'm thinking altruistically 

And a wave of overwhelming doubt turns me to stone 

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And I guess it struck a nerve, sent a murmur through my heart 

We just haven't got time to crack the maze 

Like a magic speeding clock or a cancer in our cells 

A collision in the dark, I guess it struck a nerve 

I try to close my eyes 

But I cannot ignore the stimuli 

If there's a purpose for us all, it remains a secret to me 

Don't ask me to justify my life 

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And I guess it struck a nerve, like I had to squint my eyes 

You can never get out of the line of sight 

Like a magic speeding clock or a cancer in our cells 

A collision in the dark, I guess it struck a nerve