Domino Theory
UMPHREY’S McGEE Lyrics

Well basically it's not what it seems
Things are not as simple as they seem

It's too late to argue with me
It's pointless to argue with me now

You think you figured out this machine
You believe you understand everything

Well your way off, you're way off
But you're completely wrong

If I rolled up my sleeves
If I show you what I can do

You should stand back, just stand back
You need to stay away, far away

You'll take it if it's coming from me
You'll accept anything from me

You take everything from everybody
You're willing to take everything you can from anyone

You're falling down like a stack of dominoes
You're collapsing rapidly

Your secrete was safe, but now everybody knows
The secret you kept is no longer safe

Your demeanor was cleaner but now clean just ain't enough
Your attitude was once respectable, but it's no longer sufficient

This unexpected, misdirected you, you don't even know that you're stuck
You're unaware that you've been misguided and trapped

So I can be just one of two things
I can only be one of two types of things

What's good for you might not be for me
What benefits you might not benefit me

As superficial as it might seem
As shallow as it may appear

I got my mind made up, it's made up
My decision is final

Time won't work you tried
Time won't heal you, you've tried

He's out of town and he ain't coming back
You won't receive any help, so you need to solve things yourself

Your provisions made you go blind
The resources you had made you see things incorrectly

What then are you looking at
What are you focused on?

It could be charity or not I don't know
It may or may not be a charitable cause

Let me off of this suggestion before you implode
I suggest you avoid this plan to prevent things from rapidly deteriorating

Based on the pretexts of your reflexes about my complaint
Your immediate reaction to my issue reveals your true motives

You need to more than reconsider so the bigger picture never goes blank
You need to think more critically to avoid a catastrophic mistake

I don't care or not if you agree
I'm indifferent to whether you agree or not

It's way too late to argue with me
It's far too late to dispute with me

Details that you're trying to see
The specifics you're trying to examine

You're all talk you're all talk
You speak without taking action

I appreciate you trying
I acknowledge your effort

But you're way off you're way off
But you're still completely wrong

I feel like I've been shopping antiques
I feel like I've found old and irrelevant things

It's the same shit, it still stinks
It's still the same old bad situation

On a sidewalk
On a path

That runs into a corner
That leads to a dead end

Better turn around quick
You need to turn around immediately

Don't say I didn't warn you
Don't act like I didn't tell you

Soon or late it was bound to happen
It was inevitable to happen sooner or later

Faster than you'd think
Faster than you would expect

You need to more than reconsider
You must take more action than just reconsidering

So the bigger picture never goes blank
So you can always see the entire situation clearly