Tim Minchin - The Fence Lyrics
Somewhere in your wardrobe, I'd be willing to betThere's a t-shirt probably bearing the silhouette of Che GuevaraHe was revolutionary, yeah, he wore a cool hatBut behind the design I think you might find it's not quite as simple as thatChe was a bit of a homophobe, Che was a bit of a homophobeChe was a bit of a homophobe, Che was a bit of a homophobe[Chorus]This is my song in defence of the fenceA little sing along, a tribute to ambivalenceThe more you know, the harder you will find itTo make up your mind, it doesn't really matter if you findYou can't see which grass is greenerChances are it's neither, and either way it's easierTo see the difference when you're sitting on the fenceSomewhere in your house, I'd be willing to betThere's a picture of that grinning hippy from Tibet - the Dalai LlamaHe's a lovely, funny fella, he does good stuff galoreBut let's not forget that back in Tibet, those funky monks used to dick the poor, yeahAnd the bullshit line about future lives is the perfect way to stop the powerless rising upAnd he tells the poor they will live again, but he's rich now so it's easy for him to say[Chrous]I'm taking the stand in defence of the fenceI got a little band playing anthems to ambivalenceWe divide the world into terrorists and heroesInto normal folk and weirdosInto good people and pedosInto things that give you cancer and the things that cure cancerAnd the things that don't cause cancer, but there's a chance they will cause cancer in the futureWe divide the world to stop us feeling frightenedInto wrong and into right andInto black and into white andInto real men and fairiesInto status quo and scaryYeah we want the world binary, binaryBut it's not that simple.And your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel driveYea your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel driveAnd your dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a four wheel driveAnd so does your baby, maybe you oughta trade HIM in for a PriusROCK! [Chorus]I'm taking the stand in defence of the fenceI got a little band playing tributes to ambivalenceWe divide the world into liberals and gun-freaksInto atheists and fundiesInto tee-tot'lers and junkiesInto chemical and naturalInto fictional and factualInto science and supernaturalBut it's actually naturally not that white and blackYou'll beDividing us into terrorists and heroesInto normal folk and weirdosInto good people and paedosInto things that give you cancer and the things that cure cancerAnd things that don't cause cancer, but there's a chance they will cause cancer in the futureWe divide the world to stop us feeling frightenedInto wrong and into right andInto black and into white andInto real men and fairiesInto status quo and scaryYeah we want the world binary, binary - 00 11 - 01! The more you know, the harder you will find itTo make up your mind, it doesn't really matter if you findYou can't see which grass is greenerChances are it's neither, and either way it's easierTo see the difference when you're sitting on the fenceCause it's not that simple.
