Stepped off a chair, so he could learn to let loose
Learn to let loose, before the pendulum wore off
In his final sound, a gurgle and a cough
In his final word, the pendulum wore off

Stepped off a building to find some concrete evidence
Concrete evidence that he'd ever make an impact
Fictions splattered into...
Fictions splattered into facts.
And this fiction splattered into
another sidewalk painting on display

Stepped off a bridge so he could make a splash
To make a splash he had to flounder like a fish out the water.
Another lamb that chose the slaughter

Stepped off a chair, so he could learn to let loose
Learn to let loose, before the pendulum wore off
And his final sound.

Stepped off the platform and he briefly made
Yeah, he briefly made the news
It made the news and he made the trains run fifteen minutes late
Oh, what a price to pay
(the trains were fifteen minutes late)
Oh, what a price to pay, to be the author of your fate
The trains were fifteen minutes late
(to be the author of your fate)
The trains were fifteen minutes late
(to be the author of your fate)

(C'est la vie!)
A drooling old bitch and a house full of lies
(C'est la vie!)
The little things that kill you make you glad to be alive
(C'est la vie!)
Disease in your genes and ocean levels on the rise
(C'est la vie!)
Sing a song of living, before everybody dies!