I blame the Christian
I blame the Jew
I blame the Muslim
The heretic and you
I blame anything and anyone
But myself, of course.
I blame the parent
I blame the law
I blame the system
That believes in itself at all
I blame anything and everyone
But myself of course.
What a wonderful world
So pleased to be involved
What a wonderful world
Just let me get my excuses and go.
It’s a world full of symbols
Systems and signs
It’s a world that barely dares
To look you in the eyes
It’s a world fit for no one
But me of course.
What a wonderful world
So pleased to be involved
What a wonderful world
Just let me get my excuses and go.
People full of pity
For themselves they’re obsessed
Reams of confession
Yet all self-possessed
By a dream that is flawed
Vague and badly dressed
In slim celebration
Of its own weird success
It’s a dream fit for no one
But me of course.
What a wonderful world
So please to be on board
What a wonderful world
Just let me get my excuses and go.
What a wonderful world
So please to be on board
What a wonderful world
Just let me get my excuses and go.
I blame the foxglove
Crushed between my teeth
I blame the breeze
Blowing between my mother’s knees
I blame the wealthy
English south east
I blame anything, anyone, everything
But me of course
But me of course.
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