I break the silence with my voice

and everyone turns around

to see the source of all the noise

and here i stand 



its not as thought i mean to upset you

with the things i say and do 

i should know better but i said so anyway



its easier to play a part 

and read your lines

than freely speak what's 

in your heart and in your mind

Is it me?

who says these things that so offend you?

Innapropriate and loud



i'd say I'm sorry 

but it's hard to speak 

with both feet in your mouth



all hail the king of dunces

You best hold on 

I'm opening up my mouth

bring out the maypole 

and tie up and shut me out

devil knows what possessed me

to shoot my arrow straight into the sky

string me to the mast and

hoist me up and hang me high

i put no blame on you

i brought this all upon myself

it's just this thing i do

at times like this 

i wish i was someone else



there's a lever inside head

between my mouth and my brain

keeps me from hearing 

what i've said until its too late

now it's too late

smear my lips with vaseline 

because i'm a vocal libertine

I try to explain but even 

i'm not quite sure what i mean



all hail the king of dunces

You best hold on 

I'm opening up my mouth

bring out the maypole 

and tie up and shut me out

devil knows what possessed me 

to shoot my arrow straight into the sky

string me to the mast and

hoist me up and hang me high

i put no blame on you

i brought this all upon myself

it's just this thing i do

at times like this 

i wish i was someone else



I don't know what to say 

i was only trying to make you smile 

and bring some needed levity 

to your world for a while 

i never meant to make you cry

but i did it all by myself

its just this thing i do

at times like this 

i wish i was someone else



All hail the king of dunces...



All hail the king of fools

This boy's been bad

let's keep him after school

send me to the blackboard 

and write a hundred times "i am the dunce"

devil knows what possessed me

to shut my mind and open up my mouth 

string me to the anchor 

and watch me drown in myself