Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Incompetence Indifference , by - Adrian Belew. Release date: 17.04.2006
Song language: English
Incompetence Indifference |
| They had a courtyard pool at the Hotel Delight |
| I decided to sun myself |
| There was no-one in sight |
| Just a small patch of sunlight left out there |
| That’s where I placed my chair |
| Then a woman came out |
| And she placed her chair right smack in front of me |
| So close I coulda touched her hair |
| She had her back to me |
| I thought, «Man, This is weird, she’s pretending I’m not here.» |
| Then she lit up a cigarette and the secondary smoke poured over her shoulders |
| And right down my throat |
| But she didn’t notice, she didn’t even care |
| She had stolen my sunshine and cut off my air! |
| What kind of person would do you like that? |
| What kind of person would do you like that? |
| What kind of person would do you like that? |
| It’s a mean old world when you have to live with incompetence and indifference |
| Like a bad cup of coffee that’s filled to the brim with incompetence and |
| indifference, Yeah! |
| Smile for me one time |
| Smile when you really wanna cry |
| Try for me one time, even though I know it’s a lie |
| The electrician came by to fix my wires |
| And told me straight away I’d be charged by the hour |
| So he spent the whole day just pokin around, lookin for the ground |
| When he did start in, he rewired this and he undid that, and probably took a nap |
| Because a week went by before he said «it's fixed,» and he left with my check |
| Now the microwave turns on the big screen tv which cuts off the bathroom light, |
| intermittently, and I’d love to take a shower — but I’m afraid to try — I’m |
| afraid I’ll — FRY |
| What kind of person would do you like that? |
| What kind of person would do you like that? |
| What kind of person would do you like that? |
| It’s a mean old world when you have to live with incompetence and indifference |
| Like a bad cup of coffee that’s filled to the brim with incompetence and |
| indifference, Yeah! |
| Smile for me one time |
| Smile when you really wanna cry |
| Try for me one time, even though I know it’s a lie |
| So I thought I’d try a second electrician only this time I’d look under crook |
| Well what really got my goat was when I picked up the phone — |
| (female voice) |
| If you’d like to play a game… please press 1 |
| To continue… press 2 |
| If you have all day to wait… please press 3 |
| To continue to wait… press 4 |
| If you’d like to speak to a human being |
| We’re sorry, that service has been discontinued |
| To stay on hold… please press 5 |
| And you can talk to yourself for as long as you’d like |
| What kind of person would do you like that? |