A thing of endless wants, with falsity to match br I see us everywhere, our legions on the march br br Talking up hypocrisy and brandishing the cross br Talking meritocracy so long as we're the boss br br And beauty we devise within our very eyes br And measuring ourselves we find the perfect size br br Is it any wonder then that we should build a god br To take our devils on within our inner quad br br A high elusive force for casting useful blame br To minister control, and vouch for name and fame br br And when we track the pea, we're never fast enough br the fraudster with the shells is strangely always usbr br jim hoggbr br