Civilization Four

Are you hot enough for iron to be struck? You wanna drive the truck, but the way that you're set up, you don't There's not a question of whether you won't When all the consequences are remote Where is the joke? Oh, no Please explain the joke You can write it down You can write it down Write it down Where civilization's involved There's no consolation involved And there is no knee to protect Or any vacation to be had Well, then again The situations shift like water turns to piss No permanent eclipse, but if you stare right into the sun Well, then your vision is gonna be fucked There's not a battle that's easily won by anyone Oh, no Please explain the joke You can write it down Please explain the joke Now that the thought screams more than the memory Closing your eyes hurts more than the sensory Sifting through sounds is just like the other thing Circling 'round is just like a wedding ring