Life's a Big Mystery Show

Went downtown just to be a martyr, but a telephone
pole beat me to it
It was covered in barbed wire
Saw a little boy's white teeth like wild horses
Encaged by an iron string
Oh God, does not feel good unless ya bleed

And daily crucifixions are hung up on street signs
They use all sorts of names, hope they never use mine
These consonants and vowels that cannot scream nor howl
Only just hang around
Oh God, how'd things get so turned around?

And in the office building nine to five goes on trial
The man is starting to crack but the ceiling stones smile
And the boss comes in to see what fragile thins
His dull and pointless tongue can tear
Oh God, he combed over a bald spot with a bit hair

'Cause everybody needs somebody else to blame
They can't curse themselves, they take their doctor's name in vain
They'd rather jump through hoops and therapeutic groups
Than in their own minds delve
Oh God, why don't we believe in ourselves?

Sometimes I think life is just a movie
And these strangers are folks we really know
Sit back, relax, enjoy some popcorn
Life's a great big mystery show

Saw tiny faces that are tattered and torn
But there's paint upon the mansions that is hardly worn
I'd like to go inside, but why, I don't know
As though I could peel the paint and feed it to the poor
Oh God, can't live like this anymore

My neighbor is as tolerant as a feeding shark
But they tell me that her bite is much better than her bark
She was rambling on from dusk until dawn
Saying I should try being like her sometime
Oh God, I think something's died inside her mind

'Cause sometimes I think that life is just a movie
And these strangers are folks we really know
Sit back, relax, enjoy some popcorn
Life's a great big mystery show
Life's a great big mystery show




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