[Intro] Do I have to spell it out for you?... H - Y - P - O - C - R - I - T - E I am a hypocrite! It is not about what I do or what I say. I would hold up a mirror to you, But that is a bit too cliché! [Verse I] A psychologist lives inside my head, Am I still considered crazy — if I know the definitions from beginning to end? I am a hypocrite! I will twist your head until you see. Did you really think I would stop twisting at me?! [Chorus] I am a hypocrite! Do not take my word for truth. Every song I have ever sung, I was mimicking you! If turning the tables means declaring war, Then raise up your knives, I always have more. I am a hypocrite! Feel free to criticize my tongue. Go on! Pull back the curtain! It was your voice all along! [Verse II] I came digging through your psyche, Expecting something big. You thought you were complex, I was just pulling up twigs! Yeah, sure, I may be a tripping bitch, But at least I am not afraid to stumble out of line! [Pre-Chorus] I may be a hypocrite! A charlatan, a fool, A narcissist, a fraud, A liar, a cheat, An insufferable snob! A cynic, a skeptic, A SKETCHY SEUSS! A critic, a prude, A pacifist swinging At anyone rude! A coward, a tyrant, A pest, a delight, just plain rude. A self-appointed peacemaker Looking for a fight! A judge, an accused, A witness, a crime, An unreliable narrator With impeccable timing! A parasite, a prophet, An insufferable bore, A self-righteous, self-obsessed, BUMBLING WHORE! STILL OVER YOUR HEAD, WITH WINGS I SOOOOAR! I don't care what you think of me! ...What do you think of me? [Chorus II] I am a hypocrite! I tell you things to make you quit faking it! Try your best to understand the trick of it! Should the weakness survive? I may not tell the truth, But I will show you the lies! [Breakdown] I am a hypocrite! Do not tell me you are not into it. Come get yourself a lick of it! I keep it CLEAN! Until I DIRTY IT! My broken heart — I like to play with it. Am I HURTING IT? I know all the ways to get away with it! So I play with it. I will tell you the things they never show. But if they come asking, you do not know! Do not believe a word I say! ...Why do you not believe me?! [Bridge] I am a hypocrite... I will be here until my end. How many of you still think.... I wish I were dead? What of the mistress of delusion? No sense of illusion. [Post-Chorus] Hypocrite! Hypocrite! Everybody is sick of it! Point your finger! Pick a side! Which of us is more qualified?! Hypocrite! Hypocrite! Go ahead and sing to it! If the words are all my own, Why did they sound so good in your throat?! [Final Chorus] I am a hypocrite! Do not take my word for truth. Monkey see monkey does. Every word I have ever sung, I was mimicking you! I am a hypocrite! Feel free to criticize me! Go on! Tell me I am wrong! Just do not forget to pull back that curtain to see... It was your voice all along.
