Mr Scallywag

Sometimes it's our reasonable, rational side
That so heartlessly plays on our fears
And that's when another may start to decide
To recruit a few more volunteers

The scallywag tells us to follow his tracks
To where parallel lines will converge
Down the deepest and darkest of cul de sacs
Out of which we may never emerge

But keep it in mind; he's both Jekyll and Hyde!
The scallywag makes an untrustworthy guide!
Keep it in mind; he's both Jekyll and Hyde!
The scallywag makes an untrustworthy guide!

Sometimes we'll hang on to a word or a thought
And then play with it day after day
So often, it seems, when we're cornered or caught
It's the scallywag leads us astray

He'll try to convince us a million strings
Will create an acceptable sound
He promises so many wonderful things
With symphonies swirling around

Approach him, my friend, with your eyes open wide
The scallywag makes an untrustworthy guide!
Approach him, my friend, with your eyes open wide
The scallywag makes an untrustworthy guide!

Sometimes if we find ourselves locked in a dream
When we're wandering in the unknown
And maybe discovering in the extreme
What it is to be truly alone

That's when the scallywag likes to appear
To calm and of course reassure
With cock-and-bull canards he hopes we'll revere
In acknowledgement of his allure

He offers contentment, and much more beside
The scallywag makes an untrustworthy guide!
He offers contentment, and much more beside
The scallywag makes an untrustworthy guide!

Sometimes it is easier throwing in towels
Or ducking and dodging a clinch
Even though afterwards deep in our bowels
We notice we die by the inch

That's what Mr Scallywag always intends
And we get it of course, in our hearts
He'll argue how means always justify ends
And for most of us, that's how it starts

My thinking? For what it's worth I'm satisfied
The scallywag makes an untrustworthy guide
My thinking? For what it's worth I'm satisfied
The scallywag makes an untrustworthy guide