Life's a Great Big Mystery Show

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Went downtown just to be a martyr  but a telephone pole beat me to it  it was covered in barbed wire  Saw a little boy's white teeth  like wild horses encaged by an iron string Oh god...does not feel good unless he bleeds And daily crucifixions are hung up on street signs  they use all sorts of names  hope they never use mine  these consonants and vowels  that cannot scream nor howl  only just hang around Oh god...how'd things get so turned around and in the office building  9 to 5 goes on trial  the man is startin' to crack  but the ceiling stones smile  and the boss comes in  to see what fragile things  his dull and pointless tongue can tear Oh god...he combed over a bald spot with a bit of hair Cause everybody needs  somebody else to blame  they can't curse themselves  they take their doctor's name in vain  they'd rather jump through hoops  and therapeutic groups  than in their own minds delve oh god...why don't we believe in ourselves Sometimes  I think  Life is just a movie  and these  strangers  are folks we really know  sit back  relax  enjoy some popcorn  Life's a great big mystery show Saw tiny faces that are tattered and torn  but there's paint upon the mansion that is hardly worn  I'd like to go inside  but why I don't know  as though I could peel the paint  and feed it to the poor oh god...can't live like this anymore my landlord..no...  my neighbor is as tolerant as a feeding shark  but they tell me that her bite is much better than her bark  she goes ramblin' on  from dusk until dawn  sayin' I should try bein' like her sometime oh god...think somethin's died inside her mind cause  sometimes... Life's a great big mystery show

Life's a Great Big Mystery Show Written by Jewel Kilcher