Lyrics The Crooked One - Umphrey's McGee

The Crooked One

When your concept retires
Will you still know how to struggle
Until your conscious is tired?
Don’t even guess if you’re not sure
But be prepared for some variations
And crooked conversations
But if your focus is bold
You won’t be guilty when you’re old
The garbage they’ve been selling should not fail to your demands
And even if they’re thoughtful, they don’t care or understand
Tell me why is this?
And the more that was offered came slowly to a stop
But the hint wasn’t sent in the mail
And the banners that signed for it never had time for it
And now it’s distorted and stale
So the context was twisted and everyone missed it
Except for the obvious sign
And the truth that they followed was empty and hollow
But nobody spoke up in time
When your concept retires
Will you still know how to struggle?
Until your conscious is tired
Don’t even guess if you¹re not sure
But be prepared for some variations
And crooked conversations
But if your focus is bold
You won’t be guilty when you’re old
The garbage they’ve been selling shouldn’t fail to your demands
And even if they’re thoughtful, they don’t care or understand
Tell me why is this?
But the more that was offered came slowly to a stop
But the hint wasn’t sent in the mail?
And the banners that signed for it never had time for it
And now it’s distorted and stale
The context was twisted and everyone missed it
Except for the obvious sign
The truth that they swallowed was empty and hollow
But nobody spoke up in time