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