diminishing returns

the king of the swinging moods is back in town

and everybody's tiptoeing around him

surround him

as he pounds a silver hammer

drops revolutionary grammar

concerning the burning of city hall and urban sprawl and decay

farewell to the days of having it both ways

hell is other people

some people never learn

when optimism fails and my cooler head prevails

i will meet you at the point of diminishing returns

down in the abstract

looking for a concrete artifact: something to hold on to

not one more thing to believe in

stuck in a fall-back

and fighting off a heart attack

and you're so tangible

like a nitroglycerin tablet under my tongue

farewell to the days of having it both ways

the boom's a bust out

but thanks for your concern

when pessimism fails and my cooler head prevails

i will meet you at the point of diminishing returns

progress shall be defined by your position on the bridge as it burns

when populism

activism

urbanism fail

my cooler head -- my cooler head will prevail

when there are no more gods left to anoint

no more noses to bend out of joint

i'm gonna meet you at the point of diminishing returns

farewell to the days of having it both ways

hell is other people

some people never learn

farewell to the days of having it both ways

when optimism fails and my cooler head prevails

i will meet you at the point of diminishing returns