Nobody Listens Lyrics

hey mister, don't point at me 
you shout rhetoric nonsense like a Pavlovian model 
responding to his questions 

hey teacher, arrogance is bliss 
you spend your time turning water into life 
as if you were God's foreman 

is it any wonder 
things seem so awry? 
the masses are cloaked in confusion? 
we don't have to think to survive 
so nobody listens 

hey recluse, dont shout at me 
you proclaim yourself expert by extensions of the methods 
detailed in your magazines 

hey downer, don't prey on me 
we've all got bum raps that torment us day to day 
that we hoist on our own shoulders 

is it any wonder 
people pass you by? 
your plea for understanding 
is heard as desperate lies? 
nobody listens 

I can't help you... 

is it any wonder 
things are so inane? 
so many quests for compassion 
are just for someone's personal gain 

so nobody listens to you