Lyric discussion by rarecorojo 

I think the lyrics are wrong, this is what I hear:

Not the first time I hear all the lies Shy away Shy away Phantom Run away Terrified child Won't you Move away You fuckin' tornado I'm better off with you Tearing my will* down

Some one/thing is having a negative effect on him, and he is living in denial. Finally he snaps out of it.

The tornado is some strong negative force in this persons life, and he's standing up to it by calling it name and telling it to get the fuck away from him. He's tired of it, well, "tearing his will down".

You're an idiot if you hear "I'm better off without you" and "you fuckin tornado." These lyrics are 100% correct.

This song is an awesome apc song, one of my favorites. You people have to realize that The Thirteenth Step is all mainly about drug addiction and drugs in general. I think this song is about trying a new drug, "A stranger." That's my opinion.

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