Bo Burnham - How the World Works lyrics

Hey, kids
Today, we're gonna learn about the world

The world that's around us is pretty amazing
But how does it work?
It must be comp-l-icated
The secret is: The world can only work
When everything works together
A bee drinks from a flower
And leaves with it's pollen
A squirrel in a tree spreads
The seeds that have fallen
Everything works together

The biggest elephant, the littlest fly
The gophers underground, the birds in the sky
And every single cricket
Every fish in the sea
Gives what they can and gets what they need

That is how the world works
That is how the world works
From "A" to "zebra" to the worms in the dirt
That's how it works

Hey, everyone
Look who stopped by to say hello! It's Socko!
Hey! Where you been, Socko?
I've been where I always am when you're
Not wearing me on your hand:
In a frightening
Liminal space between states
Of being! Not quite dead
Not quite alive! It's similar to a
Constant state of sleep paralysis
Socko, we were just talking about the
World and how it works
Boy, that sounds complicated!
Do you have anything you'd want to
Teach us about the world?
I wouldn't say anything that you
Probably haven't already said yourself
I don't know about that
Socko how about you give it a try?
All right!

The simple narrative taught in
Every history class
Is demonstrably false and
Pedagogically classist
Don't you know? The world
Is built with blood!
And genocide! And exploitation!
The global network of
Capital essentially functions
To separate the worker from
The means of production
And the FBI killed Martin Luther King

Private property's inherently theft
And neoliberal fascists are
Destroying the left
And every politician, every cop on the street
Protects the interests of the
Pedophilic corporate elite

That is how the world works (Really?)
That is how the world works
Genocide the Natives, say you got to it first
That's how it works

That's pretty intense no shit!
What can I do to help?
Read a book or something
I don't know just don't burden me with the
Responsibility of educating you
It's incredibly exhausting! I'm sorry
Socko i was just trying to
Become a better person
Why do you rich fucking white
People insist on seeing
Every socio-political conflict through the
Myopic lens of your
Own self-actualization? This isn't about you!
So either get with
It or get out of the fucking way!
Watch your mouth
Buddy remember who's on whose hand here
But that's what I've Have you not been
Fucking listening? We are entrenched in
Alright! Alright! I wait, wait, wait! No
Please,! I don't wanna go back
Please,! I can't go I can't go back! Please! Please i'm sorry
Are you gonna behave yourself? Yes
"Yes, " what? Yes, sir
Look at me yes, sir
That's better

That is how the world works
That is how the world works
I hope you learned your lesson!
(I did, and it hurt) that's how it works

No!