::School Week:: Supertramp - Logical Song

Ok, so school's not all bad right? I mean the whole purpose is to gain logic, yeah? So let's focus on that. Enter, Supertramp's "The Logical Song". Supertramp are a British rock band from the 70s, who's album, Breakfast In America  made it big in...America.

So it starts off nice with a synth melody, and some description of a fine childhood with singing nature and playful attitude. And... oh come on. Yup. More negativity. I mean sure it's all true, what with the forcing children to fit into this predetermined mold of society but there's gotta be something good about it. Right? Anyway the song continues on with some great rhyming patterns, digital sound effects and a killer sax solo near the end. The search continues.

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me.
But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible,
logical, oh responsible, practical.
And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical.

There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am
I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical,
a liberal, oh fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable!
Oh Take it take it yeah!

But at night, when all the world's asleep,
the questions run so deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am,
Who I am x 3 !!!

Who knows who's so logical.