Cat-Scratch Fever

Do you end at your skin?
Yes I do
Do you stop at sensation?
Should be true
Difficulties begin underneath
With a mild inflammation

So I went to see the medic
At the urgent treatment clinic
And I asked him
"Doc, why can't I
Simply treat it with an antibiotic?"

He said:

"Do you end at your skin?"
Maybe so
"Can you tell with precision?"
Yes and no
"Just how long you have been
In distress
Would you mind an incision?"

So I counted myself under
While they stapled shut my shoulder
Oh, and when I finally came to
I had nothing but a name to recover

There's a part of me
Size of a tangerine
Firm consistency
They took it out of me

The surgeon said
"You'll be fine
The mass we removed was completely benign
But don't get cocky
'cause you might not be so lucky next time"

So I went to stay at my mom's
For a week of soup and sitcoms
In the grip of minor spasms
Like the firing mechanisms on time bombs

Do you end at your skin?
No I don't
Do you stop at sensation?
No I won't
Do you end at your skin
Do you stop at sensation