read it in the back of a magazine
all of those things i'd never seen
all i wanna know is what's coming up

sat up in the front near the movie screen
how can you be so close and not see anything?
all i wanna know is what's coming up
can you please tell me what happens next?

don't spoil it, don't spoil it
i'll move back so i can enjoy it
don't spoil it, don't spoil it
talking back, you know it's boiling up
can you please tell me what happens next?

damn, i could've sworn this is what they warned us about
i have been so worn out by everything that's going on to stress about what happens next
what happens next?

is it not absolutely bizarre that there is a global pandemic and rampant waves of nationalism across the world?

lost a bid
cheer up kid, you'll get it
doesn't matter if you win it

got a gig
it don't matter if you didn't
either it's rigged or it isn't

made a list
got the gist of the story
walked away when it got boring

and year and year and year and year
they stack they stack they stack they stack
they'll cut you open ear to ear
and then they stab you in the back
and they don't mind
they're at the top
enjoy the climb
because soon it stops

so bizarre
we work so hard just to collect some numbers

and i don't really have much to say
these days they come ahead
we're wondering what's around the bend
we're wondering what's going

all of this time
all of these lines
all of these straight lines
all of these white lies
all of this magic
all of this fiending
and all of the noise

and i don't even bother
and i don't work harder

seems like we all make our own problems wherever we go
that might sound cynical, oh baby
no, i'm not a nihilist
no, there's no denying this
every time we get together it's crazy

humanity, where is it going?
you're telling me there is no knowing?
it makes me feel like an item on a checklist
i'm just a chimpanzee begging for my breakfast

everything happened
i wanted to stay but i waited again and again
then it got cancelled
i wanted to stay but we waited around til the end
everything you wanted
everything you wanted again

wanted to occupy ourselves
time in hell
everything that turned out to be all right, wasn't well

everyone sitting all alone
on their own
at their homes
they all know
that it is all a charade and mirrors and smoke
mirrors and smoke

hope grows greener than grass stains
grass stains and all

damn, i could've sworn this is what they warned us about
i have been so worn out by everything that's going to worry about what happens next