That's Not How the World Works

from High Fructose Corn Syrup by Fomosurfer

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lyrics

i am an optimist, you are a pessimist
we coexist all the same
you think things are going south
i think they will go north
but in the end we’ll both get hurt
cuz that’s not how the world works

you have ambitions of conquering nations
and molding them to your aim
you think that others will bend to your every whim
they will join in on your game
but that’s not how the world works

that’s not how the world works
one day you will crash and burn flat on your face
but the world will continue to turn

let me enlighten you on a few things
the promised land ain’t real
you can’t get back what you have lost
that’s not how the world works

you may be a pious one
worshipping the sun or a merciful god in the sky
all the universe is endless and infinite
our memories will never die
but that’s not how the world works

no, that’s not how the world works
there is no source of energy
that doesn’t increase entropy
sorry that the universe isn’t working out how it should

let me enlighten you on a few things
you can’t please everyone
some people are just total jerks
that’s not how the world works

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from High Fructose Corn Syrup, released May 1, 2022
Mike Roy - bass

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