Diminishing Returns - Harvey Danger

The king of the swinging moods is back in town

And everybody’s tiptoeing around him, surround him

As he pounds a silver hammer, drops revolutionary grammar

Concerning the burning of city hall and urban sprawl and decay

(bidding so long)

Farewell to the days of having it both ways

Hell is other people, some people never learn

When optimism fails and my cooler head prevails

I will meet you at the point of diminishing returns

Down in the abstract, looking for a concrete artifact:

Something to hold on to, not one more thing to believe in

Stuck in a fall-back, and fighting off a heart attack

And you’re so tangible, Like a nitroglycerin tablet under my tongue

Farewell to the days of having it both ways

The boom’s a bust out, but thanks for your concern

When pessimism fails and my cooler head prevails

I will meet you at the point of diminishing returns

Progress shall be defined by your position on the bridge as it burns

When populism, activism, urbanism fail

My cooler head -- my cooler head will prevail

When there are no more gods left to anoint

No more noses to bend out of joint

I’m gonna meet you at the point of diminishing returns

(bidding so long…)

Farewell to the days of having it both ways

Hell is other people, some people never learn

(bidding so long…)

Farewell to the days of having it both ways

(so long…)

When optimism fails and my cooler head prevails

I will meet you at the point of diminishing returns