Bad Religion
At The Mercy Of Imbeciles
No Substance (1998)

B♭5 E♭5 C5  x 3  (embarque 3e)

A5          G5      A5       C5 G5 C5 G5G5G♯5
What you do is what you are
And wishing upon distant stars
Won't improve the hole you're in
Won't absolve your deepest sin

      E♭5          F5             B♭5              C5
  But action is no gift from some covert and lofty god
       E♭5           F5              C5    B♭5  C5
  It's dependent and weighty all the same
            E♭5   F5           B♭5         C5
  And it is oh so easy just to keep to yourself
                  E♭5       F5    B♭5 C5    B♭5  C5
  But then you're at the mercy of imbeciles

Now I didn't make up the rules
But clearly we are led by fools
It is wise to know their ways
So you know how not to behave

  But sometimes we find ourselves in desperate need
  And we look to those with privilege and power
  It's then we learn compassion sits inert on their shelves
  We're at the mercy of imbeciles

B♭5 E♭5 C5  x 8  w/ solo  \\\

  No actions is no gift from some masked spirit in the sky
  It's reducible to flesh, mind, and bone
  And it is oh so easy just to keep to yourself
  But then you're at the mercy of imbeciles

  B♭5 E♭5 C5
  Imbeciles  x 3  !