The Great Affecter

"Don't tell me that you don't know
You obviously do
I'm sick of your pathetic show
I'm sick of you
You don't have to try so hard
Just try some more
Push a little further now
Push beyond the door"

I'm sorry if I'm sounding too
Hauntingly familiar
But I've got a point to make
About things conciliar
Where did we go wrong
Teaching our youth
That understanding's key?
"Don't you disagree with me"

I'm so tired of cataclysmic endings
And everyone pretending that
They know the answers to all my questions
They're just lying through their fake teeth
Speaking in a tongue that they don't speak
But still "I don't know" is a scandal

Hypocritical to the extreme
Yet they don't
Say a word to agree
Instead they scream
22 and no idea what
He will be
"What a shame, what a life
Wasted on uncertainty!"

I'm so tired of cataclysmic endings
And everyone pretending that
They know the answers to all my questions
They're just lying through their fake teeth
Speaking in a tongue that they don't speak
But still "I don't know" is a scandal

Yes, I know I pay too much attention
To the things that don't exist
But where's the thought prevention
In you, Mr. Know-It-All?

I'm so tired of cataclysmic endings
And everyone pretending that
They know the answers to all my questions
They're just lying through their fake teeth
Speaking in a tongue that they don't speak
But still "I don't know" is a scandal

The light you were pointing is damaged
It's scattered on the ceiling
I'm surprised that you even managed
To see the shell game underground
Protruding waste of the endeavors of man
Are over now
"I'm sorry we won't be open
Until we know something more."

Repetition's on the clock
The Great Affecter shouldn't be mocked