There once was a king of Paris, there once was an emperor of Brazil
There was maybe a Loch Ness Monster, there once was a Buffalo Bill
Now you can search the whole wide planet, scratching in the mud and worms
But an honest politician is just a contradiction in terms
And if I had the keys to the kingdom, I'd hand them straight to you
In another time, another place, another life, another waste
Sometimes the last thing you wanna know is the truth
Instrumental
verse 2
With your bishops priests and mullahs, and all the mumbo jumbo clans
When you're not accepting women, how can you love your fellow man
Well, you can search the whole wide planet, down to viruses and germs
A 'sensible' religion is just a contradiction in terms
And if I had the keys to the kingdom, I'd hand them straight to you
In another time, another place, another life, another waste
Another love, another lie, another small way to die
Sometimes the last thing you wanna know is the truth
Outro