I know if I'd been wiser This would never have occurred But I wallowed in my blindness So it's plain that I deserve For the sin of self-indulgence When the truth was read quite clear I must spend my life amongst the dead Who spend their lives in fear Of a death that they're not sure of Of a life they can't control It's all so simple really, If you just look to your soul Some say that I'm a wise man Some think that I'm a fool It doesn't matter either way I'll be a wise man soon For the lesson lies in learning And by teaching, I'll be taught For there's nothing hidden anywhere It's all there to be sought And so if you know anything Look closely at the time For others who remain untrue