The Teacher

[Verse] Confession is worth its weight in gold So I decided to give up my voice I read between the lines of reality And I heard all the word messiahs They say we're doomed and we're dead They speak of plagues bound for the apocalypse They say that God is dead Intellectual said so [Chorus] And when they wrote the Bible They left me on the shelf Tales told not worth the weight Left them for a future date Think of me when you figure it out Yours truly, the teacher [Verse 2] Power is earned Not given But the wars I fought were lightning quick I stared my opponent in the eye He beamed with a million volts But a power with a higher concentration came into focus Lurking deep within the shadows I wrote an open letter to the government Asking politely for a handout [Chorus] And when they wrote the Bible They left me on the shelf Tales told not worth the weight Left them for a future date Think of me when you figure it out Yours truly, the teacher [Bridge] Passed my virtues to the wagging dogs Watched the well dry up No one else to blame I waved my white flag Time to quit At least I'm the biggest fish in my house [Chorus] And when they wrote the Bible They left me on the shelf Tales told not worth the weight Yours truly the teacher [Chorus] And when they wrote the Bible They left me on the shelf Tales told not worth the weight Yours truly the teacher Yours truly, the teacher Yours truly, the teacher Yours truly, the teacher Yours truly, the teacher Yours truly, the teacher Yours truly, the teacher Yours truly, the teacher Yours truly, the teacher