Nothing But A Fool Lyrics

My dreams have not come true

Not the way they had formed in '89 at least

We feast on cheaper bones

My speaker cones are more refined these days, I've to confess

My sneakers and my phones are made by undernourished children

I'm afraid to guess... hmm, that's the way the story goes

But in a disturbing way I gain a certainty with every other day

That I'm... a vital part to this

The show must go on, I know I know the show must go on

And all our hope seems to be found in steady growth and market share

Guess that explains why we set our sights on other planets

I do not pull the trigger

But somehow I do have a say

The gap is getting bigger

Bigger - it's getting bigger, bigger - and bigger - every day

I do not pull the trigger 'cause I'm a coward

I do not pull the trigger but still I am the cause

With every new decision I break another bone

And eventually the backbone of this earth without even breaking any laws, breaking any laws

Another morning - with promising prospects potentially in petto

Yet another time for mourning, multiple artrocities, despiccable crimes

Yes, terrorism is our biggest enemy!

But what's the reason for that boy or girl to deliberately blow themselves to pieces?

Vote for consumerism, vote for nationalism

Vote for the new power plants (we need them!), vote for constant growth

Vote for building fences in the south (a brilliant move considering our unemployment)

Vote for organ trafficking or killing whales for fun, vote for printing fresh money

Vote for launching a perpetual avalanche of new toys

Vote for fruitless motility (ah! sorry, my bad), vote for bread and circuses

Vote for racial purity, vote for wartime propaganda

Vote for capital punishment, vote for old men with pathetic haircuts

Vote for spycraft and statecraft, vote for owning the weather

Vote for killing songwriters with annoying lyrics, vote for animal torture

Vote for gaybashing, vote for the totally transparent citizen

Vote for, vote for, vote for, vote for constant growth!

I do not pull the trigger

But somehow I do have a say

The gap is getting bigger

Bigger - it's getting bigger, bigger - and bigger - every day

I do not pull the trigger 'cause I'm a coward

I do not pull the trigger but still I am the cause

With every new decision I break another bone

And eventually the backbone of this earth without even breaking any laws, breaking any laws

Call me naive, that's like a knighting for me

I'd rather be naive than vague or cool

You prove me wrong, 'cause I am neither confident nor happy

And yes, you're right, I'm nothing but a fool