I knew this guy, his name was Nico
At school he spoke little, I thought he was cool
One morning I was going to the bank with mom
And I saw Nico walk in and pull down his balaclava
Good morning folks, this is a robbery
I'm the last person you'll ever see
Unless you lie face down on all fours
And it'll be quick and painless like a quickie
Leave your wallets on the floor
Along with gold and chains, I love all that
And if somebody thinks he's a hero or a Jedi knight
I'll make him crawl for life like a centipede
Now I'm gonna walk by slowly, you see?
Be good doggies, nothing's happening
You're obedient, you little ones
Whoever's got money and doesn't spend it's a thief, he said
Now I wanna talk to the manager!
Unless he wants to leave his son all alone, alone
With the poor wife crying with him
Hello manager, my name's Nico
It's a pleasure to meet people doing their job
I wanted to tell you you really disgust me
And that your daughter's a b*tch, she'd suit a blind man
But let's talk business, yeah, let's talk business
You're my slave now, obey or I'll shoot
If you come back without emptying the tills
Your head pops off and I'll do a bicycle kick with it
I chose evil because good was banal
God gave me a gun that's easy to handle
Maybe some people have to pay
Maybe I ain't afraid to shoot
And it probably won't change anything
I get it on my own, I think I'm smart
But I hear these voices and these fixations kick in
A day in the life of Nico, Ulysses
You're bleeding, star? Nobody pities you
Wanna know why I smoke, why I fast?
Wanna watch a video of a bullied kid online?
Wanna know what those guys were thinking
Wanna know? You don't wanna know, but I talk
You're lucky they don't pay me to do it
I'm a woodworm, an armed talking cricket
And now say bye to your tanned friends from Monte Carlo
Wanna know why people have no ideas anymore?
It's because they want it that way
And you know what's the funny thing?
It's that I'm talking about them, the question's 'them who?'
Why am I here? To try violence
On your skin, because civilization is decadence
And this is just an act of intellectual freedom
Freedom is telling people what they don't wanna hear
And before coming in, I called the cops
I gotta do everything myself, even a shootout
And you remember that dude from
Fifteen minutes and we make history!
God protect my enemies, they need it
Every day I'll be bigger, don't stop the dream
Just give me the strength to steal an iris
Because whoever's winning now will look invincible
I made this record just to eat you alive
And my name's so big that even saying it is a threat
I throw gold and fame into the water
I die loving the system but the system loves me too
I chose evil because good was banal
God gave me a gun that's easy to handle
Maybe some people have to pay
Maybe I ain't afraid to shoot
And it probably won't change anything
I get it on my own, I think I'm smart
But I hear these voices and these fixations kick in
A day in the life of Nico, Ulysses