Broken Animal

My mind has gotten full, you will not reach me
Till you unteach me nearly everything I know
My thoughts have gotten dull, let me unlearn them
And then return them where they trapped me long ago 

I am never getting any better till I am invisible
‘cause I cannot hide that deep inside I’m a broken animal
If I ever get myself together, it would be a miracle
‘cause I’ve tried to heal but still I feel I’m a broken animal

I wish that I could walk without my knowing
Where I am going and where I am coming from
I wish that I could talk without my praying
That what I’m saying isn’t coming off as dumb 

It’s a curse to live when you have to care
What I wouldn’t give to be unaware 

Innocence is wise but when I lose it
I confuse it with a defect of the brain
I can’t bear the size of these big questions
My obsession with what we consider sane