The Crooked One - Umphrey's McGee

When your concept retires

Will you still know how to struggle

Until your conscious is tired?

Don’t even guess if you’re not sure

But be prepared for some variations

And crooked conversations

But if your focus is bold

You won’t be guilty when you’re old

The garbage they’ve been selling should not fail to your demands

And even if they’re thoughtful, they don’t care or understand

Tell me why is this?

And the more that was offered came slowly to a stop

But the hint wasn’t sent in the mail

And the banners that signed for it never had time for it

And now it’s distorted and stale

So the context was twisted and everyone missed it

Except for the obvious sign

And the truth that they followed was empty and hollow

But nobody spoke up in time

When your concept retires

Will you still know how to struggle?

Until your conscious is tired

Don’t even guess if you¹re not sure

But be prepared for some variations

And crooked conversations

But if your focus is bold

You won’t be guilty when you’re old

The garbage they’ve been selling shouldn’t fail to your demands

And even if they’re thoughtful, they don’t care or understand

Tell me why is this?

But the more that was offered came slowly to a stop

But the hint wasn’t sent in the mail?

And the banners that signed for it never had time for it

And now it’s distorted and stale

The context was twisted and everyone missed it

Except for the obvious sign

The truth that they swallowed was empty and hollow

But nobody spoke up in time