Thanks for Nothing
Sum 41 Lyrics

I'll never take part in the grown population
I refuse to conform to mainstream society

Or waste my time with further education
I see the current education system as unimportant

To get what we know, is just a big show
Learning is just a façade for those who want to control

Where they want to control
The system is designed to manipulate us

So chained and frustrated
We are unhappy with this way of life, but feel trapped

It's all so complicated
Life seems more difficult than it needs to be

Fashion, no passion surrounds me
There is no substance or meaning to the current culture

All I know is I've heard this all before
The system is repetitive and uninspiring

Reality's a bore (is a bore)
The way things are is dull and unexciting

You ask me to believe it (never believe)
I cannot trust what I am told

Something they provide
What is offered seems empty and meaningless

Can't bring myself to, do what
I cannot force myself to play along and conform

You want me to (want me to)
The system wants us to behave a certain way

This is who we are and (who we are)
We are who we are and can't be changed by the system

Nothing's gonna change, nothing's gonna change
The system will remain the same and we'll remain outsiders

I can't take part in the business revolution
I cannot participate in the capitalist system

Or take my chance in the real world confusion
I cannot navigate the complexities of the real world

Don't blame us, who do we trust when they're so dis-a-honest
We can't trust anyone in a world of lies and deceit

No patience, this nation's obsessed with exploitation
The country's focus on profit is disgusting and wrong

Lying, denying surrounds me
Deception and denial are everywhere

(what!) Don't think you can ignore us (ignore us)
The system cannot ignore our discontent

Don't tell me your word is right (word is right)
We don't believe what the system tells us is true

Don't pick a future for us (for us)
We don't want the system to dictate our future

We lack 'cause we're involved!!
We are unhappy because we are part of this system

Thanks for nothing (I've heard this all before),
The system has failed to deliver anything of substance

Thanks for nothing (reality's a bore),
The world as it is is uninteresting and unfulfilling

Thanks for nothing (it'll never be the same),
We cannot go back to the way things were, so thanks for nothing

Thanks for nothing (and nothing's gonna change)
The system has no desire to change, so thanks for nothing