LYRIC FOR SALE

By Rumfish

Misleading from the front
Hiding behind the lies
How did you ever manage
To scale the ladder and rise
Incompetent and incapable
But always full of charm
Unable to comprehend
The damage and the harm
No empathy or compassion
Ignorant of our health
Focused on advancing
Improving status and wealth

Shifting sands beneath your words expecting us to swallow
Another naked emperor impossible to follow
Flailing upwards again impervious to any threat
Stepping all over us like a discarded cigarette

Ineffective people skills
Cannot hold you back
Style and overconfidence
Keeps you on the track
Illiterate but not inarticulate
Always talking the talk
In one ear and out the other
Enough to make us walk
No culture of peace or calm
Only anguish and confusion
The people up above
Blinded by your illusion

Shifting sands beneath your words expecting us to swallow
Another naked emperor impossible to follow
Flailing upwards again impervious to any threat
Stepping all over us like a discarded cigarette

You listen but take no heed
Preparing what to say
Selective hearing turned on
Imagining all is okay
Believing your own hype
Invincible and out of control
Oblivious to our concerns
And unable to console
Another snake oil salesman
Regurgitating hot air
Leaves us scratching heads
And wallowing in despair

Shifting sands beneath your words expecting us to swallow
Another naked emperor impossible to follow
Flailing upwards again impervious to any threat
Stepping all over us like a discarded cigarette