Gold Plated Mediocrity
you wouldnt want to be operated on
by someone whos never been a doctor
or leave the education of your daughters and sons
to someone whos never been a teacher
but to tell all the doctors how to do their jobs
the only qualification thats needed
is a suit and a tie and a membership card
for a club from which most of us are excluded
It's my job to hold a mirror up to society,
but mirrors only work if you want to see
and the best that we can hope for is a change of scene
and we're ruled over by gold plated mediocrity
you wouldn't give responsibilty for your household bills
to someone who's counting on their fingers
it's best to find a specialist for all these ills
instead of generic minister of ministers
if it were any other walk of life they wouldnt beat the sift
or pass a single job interview
but to be a minister is to believe you are gods gift
when confidence over competence is somethig to aspire to
It's my job to hold a mirror up to society,
but mirrors only work if you want to see
and the best that we can hope for is a little space to breathe
and we're ruled over by gold plated mediocrity
It's my job to hold a mirror up to society,
and continue being the change that i want to see
is it too much to ask for a little compitency
or a working knowledge of a chosen field
does anyone else find the whole thing scary?
when we're ruled over by gold plated mediocrity


