Sciolists

from The Back of the Beyond by Botolph Dissidents

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lyrics

Intro Chorus

Now tell me, you could you walk a mile in my shoes 
How many steps would it take before you refuse?
 How many steps would it take for you?
 To admit that all along you knew

Verse 1

I tell you why, that evil prospers and good men die
By the hands of sciolists that fortify
Conformist mandates that all endure
 Lest you be cast out and forthwith immured

Pre-Chorus 1

Imitation is innovation in revisionist history 
The repackaged repainted walls of the archaic society
Seniority’s authority breeds elder immaturity
Tyrannical piety, perpetual dubiety for all

Chorus 1
Now tell me, you could you walk a mile in my shoes 
How many steps would it take before you refuse? 
How many steps would it take for you?
 To admit that all along you knew

How many mere paces could you endure
Before the pain forces you to implore
Mercy from those to whom you cast this lot
The Sensibilities that you besought

Verse 2

The Armchair experts who decide
 Who gets passage, and who’s denied
To stand for one is to fall for all
Collective relegation to devolve

Pre-Chorus 2 
Stand tall, alone if you must
remain a pillar through settled dust
How soon we let them forget
And compound interest on our debts
When they equate equality with personal depravity 
There’s decreased opportunity, pecuniary tragedy for all

Chorus 2
Now tell me, you could you walk a mile in my shoes 
How many steps would it take before you refuse?
 How many steps would it take for you?
 To admit that all along you knew

How many mere paces could you endure
Before the pain forces you to Implore
Mercy from those to whom you cast this lot
The sensibilities that you besought

Bridge

The courage to open the door
To let the world into to explore
To live the words upon the page
Pride makes a fool of the wisest sage

Solo

Chorus 3

Now tell me, you could you walk a mile in my shoes 
How many steps would it take before you refuse?
 How many steps would it take for you? 
To admit that all along you knew

How many mere paces could you endure
Before the pain forces you to implore
Mercy from those to whom you cast this lot
The sensibilities that you besought

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from The Back of the Beyond, released July 30, 2022

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