Zippo
Zippo - Man Of Theory lyrics
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There are men who seek cures for their lives Antidotes are but easy to find Symbols obscure, odd food for the mind Blinkers occlude the smart side of the eye Theorist stubborn, only codes to make out Silence holds more answers than I thought There are things books can't tell Given schemes don't work well What's inward: fear of failure You can't turn lead into gold Mercury means nothing to me Salt and kings, dragon wings Mean nothing to me Turning dreams into reality Destiny is all I want to achieve Once a young man came to me and sighed "Stop your mouth, your mania is to simplify" Then he fell silent, his head bent down After all he couldn't even testify Well, the world was made for you and I Alchemy could be learnt in one's daily life So, the man got vexed with me But my only care was to keep up the ride To fail is to learn