Lifes a Great Big Mystery Show

<br>Went downtown just to be a martyr<br><br>But a telephone pole beat me to it<br><br>It was covered in barbed wire<br><br>Saw a little boys white teeth<br><br>Like wild horses encaged by an iron string<br><br><br><br>Oh god...does not feel good unless he bleeds<br><br><br><br>And daily crucifictions are hung up on street signs<br><br>They use all sorts of names<br><br>Hope they never use mine<br><br>These consonants and vowels<br><br>That cannot scream nor howl<br><br>Only just hang around<br><br><br><br>Oh god...howd things get so turned around<br><br><br><br>And in the office building<br><br>9 to 5 goes on trial<br><br>The man is startin to crack<br><br>But the ceiling stones smile<br><br>And the boss comes in<br><br>To see what fragile things<br><br>His dull and pointless tongue can tear<br><br><br><br>Oh god...he combed over a baldspot with a bit of hair<br><br><br><br>Cause everybody needs<br><br>Somebody else to blame<br><br>They cant curse themselves<br><br>They take their doctors name in vain<br><br>Theyd rather jump through hoops<br><br>And theraputic groups<br><br>Than in their own minds delve<br><br><br><br>Oh god...why dont we believe in ourselves<br><br><br><br>Sometimes<br><br>I think<br><br>Life is just a movie<br><br>And these<br><br>Strangers<br><br>Are folks we really know<br><br>Sit back<br><br>Relax<br><br>Enjoy some popcorn<br><br>Lifes a great big mystery show<br><br><br><br>Saw tiny faces that are tattered and torn<br><br>But theres paint upon the mansion that is hardly worn<br><br>Id like to go inside<br><br>But why I dont know<br><br>As though I could peel the paint<br><br>And feed it to the poor<br><br><br><br>Oh god...cant live like this anymore<br><br><br><br>My landlord..no...<br><br>My neighbor is as tolerant as a feeding shark<br><br>But they tell me that her bite is much better than her bark<br><br>She goes ramblin on<br><br>From dusk until dawn<br><br>Sayin I should try bein like her sometime<br><br><br><br>Oh god...think somethins died inside her mind<br><br><br><br>Cause<br><br>Sometimes...<br><br><br><br>Lifes a great big mystery show