[Intro] These aren’t words... They’re TED Talks. [Verse 1] Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, Word so long, it's got scoliosis. You say that out loud, you earn a degree, And a week off work just to spell it for me. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, You say it, I freeze like a cursed cornucopia. It’s forty-four letters of fear in disguise— A panic attack with a polysyllabic surprise. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Fake word flexin’ like it’s precocious. Fun to say, sure—go ahead and sing, But say it in court? That’s a mistrial, king. [Chorus] Why use a sentence when 3 syllables will do? Because if it's that long, no one's understanding you. [Verse 2] Floccinaucinihilipilification, Used to describe “no value”—no explanation. That’s irony thick like linguistic glue, A pointless word that means nothin’ too. Antidisestablishmentarianism, Still on the list from Victorian schism. Nobody asked, but here it still stands— Like a dusty grandpa with too many plans. Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism, You say that fast and you glitch the system. It's fake-fake-low-calcium confusion, More prefix than meaning, more stress than illusion. [Chorus] Why use a sentence when 3 syllables will do? Because if it's that long, no one's understanding you. [Verse 3] Electroencephalographically fried, Just to measure thoughts that already died. By the time you finish that E-E-G, The brain you scanned has left the scene. Thyroparathyroidectomized patient, Congrats, you just lost the conversation. Could’ve just said “surgery” and gone, But now you’ve summoned Megatron. Otorrhinolaryngological hype, That’s ear-nose-throat—but with extra stripes. Say it in a clinic and you might feel bold, Say it on a date, and she’s gone cold. [Bridge] You think you’re slick with your dictionary dump, But I see you sweatin’ that vocal lump. It’s not a spell, it’s a tax return, Every time you talk, we all unlearn. [Verse 4] Psychoneuroendocrinological splash, Spit it in rap and I cause whiplash. Honorificabilitudinitatibus spin, Say that twice, reboot your chin. Sesquipedalianism? I see that show, Long-word syndrome with no real flow. Antitransubstantiationalist rant, Syllables stacked like a broken chant. [Chorus] Why use a sentence when 3 syllables will do? Because if it's that long, no one's understanding you. [Outro] So next time you're tempted to go grandiloquent, Remember clarity's the most eloquent. So go on, flex with your verbal parade, I’ll be over here with words that’s plain.
