The king of the swinging moves is back in town

And everybody's tiptoeing around him

Surround him as he

Pounds a silver hammer

Drops revolutionary grammar

Concerning the burning of city hall

And urban sprawl and decay

Bidding so long

Farewell to the day

Of having it both ways

Hell is other people

Some people never learn

When optimism fails

And my cooler head prevails

I will meet you at the point of

Diminishing returns

Down in the abstract

Looking for a concrete artefact

Something to hold on to

Not one more thing to believe in

Stuck in a fall-back

And fighting off a heart attack

And you're so tangible

Like a nitroglycerin tablet

Under my tongue

Bidding so long

Farewell to the day

Of having it both ways

The booms a bust-out

But thanks for your concern

When pessimism fails and

My cooler head prevails

I will meet you at the point of

Diminishing returns

Progress shall be defined

By your position on the bridge

As it burns when populism

Activism urbanism fail

My cooler head my cooler head will prevail

When there are no more gods left to anoint

No more noses to bend out of joint

I'm gonna meet you at the point of

Diminishing returns

Bidding so long

Farewell to the day

Of having it both ways

Hell is other people

Farewell to the day

Of having it both ways

When optimism fails

And my cooler head prevails

I will meet you at the point of

Diminishing returns