Stepped off a chair
so he could learn to let loose
Learn to let loose before the
pendulum wore off
In his final sound a gurgle
and a cough
In his final words
the pendulum wore off
Stepped off a building to find
some concrete evidence
Concrete evidence that
he'd ever make an impact
Fiction splattered into
Fiction splattered into fact
And his fiction splattered into
another sidewalk
painting on display
Stepped off a bridge
so he could make a splash
To make a splash he had to
flounder like a fish out of water
Another lamb
that chose the slaughter
Stepped off a chair
so he could learn to let loose
Learn to let loose
before the pendulum wore off
And his final sound
Stepped off the platform
and he briefly made
Yeah he briefly made the news
It made the news and he made the
trains run fifteen minutes late
Oh what a price to pay
the trains were fifteen minutes
late
Oh what a price to pay
to be the author of your fate
The trains were
fifteen minutes late
to be the author of your fate
The trains were
fifteen minutes late
to be the author of your fate
C'est la vie
A drooling old bitch
and a house full of lies
C'est la vie
The little things that kill you
make you glad to be alive
C'est la vie
Disease in your genes
and ocean levels on the rise
C'est la vie
Sing a song of living
before everybody dies