Forty Shades of Grey Songtext
von Chewing On Tinfoil

All shades of grey with no end in sight,
So we turn the lock and key and hold the night-light tight
When it feels just like the sun will never touch this place
And we′ve spent our lives just counting lines and pulling out greys
Keep it up, son, keep it up, you're doin′ alright,
It's just a broken heart in a dole queue line
But you'll never teach an old dog, teach an old dog new tricks
But you′ll watch your grave get deeper with every shovel you dig
I met an old man on the street the other day,
And he taught be about the right and wrongs of having your way
He said "You′ll never win it if you play life like a game,
If you look straight through a person just for something to gain
There is no baby born in this life that is better than you, there is no feudal forced
Agenda in the womb, it's true
The cross and crown have left it a little hard to cope
But you′ll never lose sight if you never lose hope."

There are billions of other people in this world and no-one has a clue
Take these words please don't keep them to yourself,
Because these words are all I have to give to you


We have all been down, that′s just the way life is
We have all worn frowns instead of smiling, kid
We have all been down, but we'll get up again
Not all kings wear crowns, at least you have your friends

Intelligence
Seems a solid ground,
But when you try to pin it down
You see that holes are found
Dumb
Just means you missed the point,
Or else you′re working on a different level
Never let them tell you that you're thick,
Or you're underachieving
They′re the ones who picked the goals,
So don′t believe them when they say
"You've let yourself down, let us all down"


Beside my college there′s an unemployment office,
There's a nightclub next to a funeral home
Beside my college there′s an unemployment office,
There's a nightclub next to a funeral home
It′s in one door and it's out the other,
Well it's in one door and I′m goin′ home
It's in one door and it′s out the other,
Well it's in one door and I′m goin' home

There are billions of other people in this world and no-one has a clue
Take these words please don′t keep them to yourself,
Because these words are all I have to give to you

We have all been down, that's just the way life is.
We have all worn frowns instead of smiling, kid.
We have all been down, but we'll get up again.
Not all kings wear crowns, at least you have your friends.

We have all been down
Gotta pick the right one, gotta pick the right one now
We have all been down
But it′s a long way, a long way to the ground
We have all been down
Gotta pick the right one, gotta pick the right one now
We have all been down
But it′s a long way, a long way to the ground