v1. 
Now Here's a little self-concerned 
boring story 
About how I've [bad word] 100 percent 
hikikomori? 
An unmotivated shut in 
Scorning everyone who butts in 
Closing off every line 
of open discussion 

Lost in a manga made 
psuedo reality 
Where [bad word] to the NHK 
Is my specialty 
Surfing every image board 
On the surface of globe 
Moe girls w/ glasses 
Looking like they're Lisa Loeb 

 [bad word] out on energy drinks 
Till I can't think/breath stinks 
Sliding down the slope 
Like I'm skating down an ice rink 
Living in isolation 
Devastation/in a nation 
Where I oughtta be tryin to make to the most 
of this great creation 

I was born in to hit America 
Wait does nobody care? 
If this tale isn't scarin' ya 
You better beware 
This tale's not for the weak 
Cause I redefine freak 
Atleast in my mind/cause I can't find 
The strength that I seek 

ch. 
I'm alone (I'm alone) 
Hikikomori's the lifestyle 
You thought otaku was bad 
That stuff is just for a child 

I'm alone (I'm alone) 
Hikikomori's the lifestyle 
You thought otaku was bad  [bad word] live this life for a while 

I'm alone (I'm alone) 
Hikikomori's the lifestyle 
You thought otaku was bad 
That stuff is just for a child 

I'm alone (I'm alone) 
Hikikomori's the lifestyle 
You thought otaku was bad 
Just waking up is a trial 

v2. 
Soul [bad word] and impacted 
in this urban landscape 
I can't escape/ from the fate 
I have brought on to my plate 
I've got no abilities 
Lost my facilities 
To find a reason 
to utilize my known agility 

I am the morning DJ 
on my podcast 
which had like 2 listeners 
at the count I made last 
And My Blog Cleared 
2000 Visitors the other day 
Though I guess the spiders 
Could stack the counter that way 

I've been respected by my peers 
In nerdcore and [bad word] and bass 
So when that high school reunion happens 
I'll like the look on there face 
When I say I've been featured 
on Canadian TV 
Though I'll negect to note my content 
Was used for free 

I'll mention my press status 
I'll mention my home business 
I'll build a psuedo-latice 
But I won't bare false witness 
I'll simply ignore the facts 
that are inconvenient to me 
And Continue down this path 
Of duplicity 

v3. 
 [bad word] [bad word] all the time 
24/7 
Just to get all of my torrents 
dropped and seedin 
It's only way I can find 
the fansubs I'm needin 
I'll kill time by readin 
doujinshi by bleedman 

Cause it's so kawaii 
It almost makes me cry 
It's nice to feel emotion 
Even if it's a lie 
is there a conspiracy 
To make us all lonely nerds? 
My retort to those reports 
Would be a waste of words 

Gainax and Gonzo 
Diddy and J-LO 
Drop lines that we toe 
Till we just don't know 
The boundaries and the basis 
And our reason to live 
This seclusion/these delusions 
Aren't something that I forgive 

It's pointless/But not hopeless 
Some one think of the kids 
Don't get sucked in to this world 
Through deceptions and fibs 
The glamor and the glory 
Of these get girl stories 
Destroy us deep inside 
Via immoral allegories
credits
from Opensource Lyricist, released 27 November 2007 
Written, performed, recorded, mixed and produced by Karl Olson. Copyright 2007 Karl Olson.