(verse 1) You are so blatantly unaware You must do it on purpose You glide through your day Like you know how to work this But it’s all an illusion you’ve created To keep yourself safe and sated How do you ignore all the pain around you? How do you live in a world you ignore? You build your little bunkers Wherever you go Hoping no one will find out What you really don’t know (chorus) They say ignorance is bliss It might be for you, But not for the rest of us There’s too much knowledge everywhere To pretend it’s not there You can try to hide And it may last for a while But eventually the truth will find you Hiding behind your silly little smile (verse 2) Ignorance is the lack of knowledge And that can be forgiven But you ride yours like a wild horse Hands on the reins Spurs driving it to collision You ignore the truth Even when it hits you in the face You smile through all the misery As long as it stays in its place (chorus) They say ignorance is bliss It might be for you, But not for the rest of us There’s too much knowledge everywhere To pretend it’s not there You can try to hide And it may last for a while But eventually the truth will find you Hiding behind your silly little smile [instrumental break: fuzzy guitar solo with driving bassline and syncopated drums] (bridge) You’re not stupid You just choose to act it You use ignorance as a shield And let the truth smack it But someday, that truth Will break your shield apart And then you’ll have to deal with The fear inside your heart (verse 3) The truth would be easier Than all the lies you’ve told But you’ve lied so much to yourself That the lies have all been sold I shake my head in pity I shake my fist in frustration I’m not listening to your ignorance I choose knowledge, with no reservation (chorus) They say ignorance is bliss It might be for you, But not for the rest of us There’s too much knowledge everywhere To pretend it’s not there You can try to hide And it may last for a while But eventually the truth will find you Hiding behind your silly little smile
