History Books lyrics

It's really too bad that anyone even invented

The concept of perfection

And don't be mistaken

It's all that it ever was

Just a concept, an idea

A story to scare the children

Of a megalomaniacal pair

Of some smartasses somewhere out there

Spiraling through history books

Hiding in the subtext in between the lines

Of the single most boring page ever inflicted

On the temp worker proofreading textbooks

To pay off the wasted English degree

They earned but never will need

It's really too bad when I opt into paralysis

To protect me from a malice

That I'm not sure even exists

Oh, but what if it did?

Like an ancient evil that showed up at your party

And it's really bumming everyone out

Sucking us into an endless void

Spiraling through alternate space

Hiding in the subfloors and between the walls

Of the single most boring place that ever existed

And that's where we'll live

Kept alive by enzymes for a thousand years

And while I'm glad you're here

I still kinda wish I didn't have to be

It's really too bad when things start looking good

For the first time in a while

But I can't see it

Because I live with fear

Fear is my roommate

He's an asshole

And he stands in front of the window all day

To block my view

Or am I just copping out?

Spiraling through history books

Hiding in the subtext in between the lines

Of the single most boring page that ever existed

And that's where we'll live

Kept alive on bookshelves for a thousand years

And while I'm glad you're here

I still kinda wish I didn't have to be

• Artist:Absofacto
• Album:All The Songs [2010]