Unintended Consequences Lyrics

They say no good deed goes unpunished

Then they also say you're better off that way

They say time helps to make things funny

But then sometimes it just flies…

Shakespeare's words mentioned birds

Birds sing song so they belong in the throng

In Central Park; import skylark

Thrush and starling would be darling

The starling, a wretched thing

A hundred years of fowl offspring

Overrun, spreads, infest

The habitat of birds indigenous

Invaders, Shakespeare's crusaders

Mortimer's song you hear from the neighbors

Obsidian flocks of nature

Those unintended consequences…

They say this is the land of milk and honey

Home of the free, manifest destiny

They say everything's changed by money

Invisible hands promote an end that's not intended

But no generosity drives society

Every little thing seems to have a price

And no amount of it will ever suffice

Our need to be the first

Have the most or quench our thirst for more

From the job past the bank to the store

I can't afford to save anymore

Confuse privilege with liberty

Welcome to the meritocracy

For those not rich, mediocrity

Those unintended consequences…

They say from childhood springs identity

But it's not what they say it's what we do

And today, I raise my children carefully

Aware they assimilate my every move

And I've tried to teach them right from wrong

To be aware, assured and strong

But I've my insecurities

My failings, immaturity

And I'm afraid somehow over time

My motivations not sublime

All the little things I tried to hide

Are what they really gather and refine

So deception and lies

Apparent gifts that I supply

My just desserts

Those unintended consequences…

They say no good deed goes unpunished

Then they also say you're better off that way

They say time helps to make things funny

But then sometimes it just flies…

The scientist always knows the danger of action

Nature and nurture and reaction

So many instances

Of unintended consequences

A paradox

Intentions don't always succeed

But the reasons we can concede

Ignorance, error, or haste

Habituation or waste

And prophecy

Is just a fallacy

If you want any measure of accuracy

You'll get…

Unintended consequences