At The Mercy Of Imbeciles Lyrics by Bad Religion

What you do is what you are
And wishing upon distant stars
Wont improve the hole youre in
And wont absolve your deepest sin

But action is no gift from some covert and lofty god
Its dependent and weighty all the same
And its oh so easy just to keep to yourself
Then youre at the mercy of imbeciles

Now I didnt make up the rules
But clearly we are led by fools
It is wise to know their ways
So you know how not to behave

But sometimes we find ourselves in desperate need
And we look to those of privilege and power
Its then we learn compassion sits inert upon their shelves
And were at the mercy of imbeciles

No action is no gift from some masked spirit in the sky
Its reducible to flesh, mind and bone
And its oh so easy just to keep to yourself
But then youre at the mercy of imbeciles
Imbeciles (3x)