Rhythm 1: (4x) F# F# D F# G# A Rhythm 2: F# F# D F# G# A F# F# D B B/C# G# A (w/ Rhythm 2) 2x: Hey Mister, don't point at me You shout rhetoric nonsense like a Pavlovian model Responding to his questions Hey teacher, arrogance is bliss You spend your time turning water into life As if you were God's forman (chorus) A E F# A A F# Is it any wonder things seem so awry? A E F# B C#/B We swim in a sea of confusion and don't have to think to survive So nobody listens Rhythm 1: 2x (w/ Rhythm 2) 2x: Hey recluse, don't shout at me You proclaim yourself expert by extensions of methods Detailed in your magazines Hey downer, don't pray on me We've all got bum raps that torment us day to day That we hoist on our own shoulders (w/ chorus rhythm) Is it any wonde people pass you by? Your plea for understanding is heard as desperate lies So nobody listens (w/ rhythm 1) I can't help you I can't help you I can't help you I can't help you, now D A F# D A F# Is it any wonder things are so inane? D A F# So many quests for compassion B B/C# Are just for someone's personal gain So nobody listens Rhythm 1: 2x Nobody listens to you