Cover art for 2012 by Will Wood and the Tapeworms
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2012 Lyrics

[Intro]
Fuck!

[Verse 1]
I was an existential criminal, so innocently cynical
Ignorant as fuck but a proud individual
Originally meant to live a God-damned miracle
Might’ve been metaphysical, but I think it was medical
Testing my hypothesis
Never finding a theory


[Verse 2]
Emulating animals and mental aboriginals
A miserable fuck but a loud Tao mystical
An enemy of ritual traditionally integral
To Biblical originals, but literally pitiful
Too impatient for outpatient
Paging Dr. Leary

[Pre-Chorus]
Did you lose yourself? It’s always in the last place that you’d check
I might find myself by retracing my steps, but…

[Chorus]
I don’t remember, well, I forgot myself
I don’t remember, I don’t remember 2012
I don’t remember how I forgot myself
I don’t remember, I don’t remember 2012
I don’t remember 2012, I don’t remember
Wow, the whole year’s a blur

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Wood has said that he has very little memory of the year 2012 and the surrounding time due to drug and alcohol addiction that came with untreated mental health issues. He has since recovered.

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