pity and fear

remember pericles?

he democratized the city with his mind

a little wisdom never hurt anyone

tell that to socrates

telling the citizens what they needed to hear

but still they fed him hemlock

now the greeks don't speak my language

i don't get the relevance

i am irreverent

i have no reverence

show me no deference

i'll do the same for you

la la la la

did you ever know you're my tragic hero?

you be the pity; i'll be the fear

and every subscriber will know

what a truly great man you are. in the conference room

he said to me quote: avoid your generation's

proclivity for irony and negativity

held so commonly

don't let me down

son

there was a car

the wheels came off it

and i know that nobody never made a profit

center your gravity

boy

i'm counting on you to be my protege

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

cast it off with a wristflip

your footsteps are filling up

every time you turn around

you can see the idols and you'll be knocking them down

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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

did you ever know you're my tragic hero?

you be the pity

i'll be the fear

and every advertiser will know

what a truly great man you truly are

some wear their politics like an aura

some take it on like a mantle

some can't hold a candle

some touch

some dabble

but not you!