[Verse 1]
They come in running fever, eyes lit up like neon signs
A dream some salesman sold them, and they want me to co-sign
I run the numbers slowly, then I run them all again
And when the math says no, they look at me like I'm the sin
[Chorus]
Don't get mad at the answer
When you never read the question
Your passion ain't a data point
Desire ain't direction
I don't make the numbers, honey
I just say them out loud
And wanting something badly
Never made a bad idea proud
[Verse 2]
I've watched the shiny futures come rolling into town
Promised by December, still ain't nowhere to be found
The truck that's always coming, the tube that breaks the laws
A white paper for a bible, and applause, applause, applause
[Verse 3]
Twenty years of asking questions no one wants to hear me ask
Not how fast can we get there, but what's hiding in the math
Not how big is the promise, but who pays when it goes broke
They call me a cynic, then they choke on their own smoke
[Chorus]
Don't get mad at the answer
When you never read the question
Your passion ain't a data point
Desire ain't direction
I don't make the numbers, honey
I just say them out loud
And wanting something badly
Never made a bad idea proud
[Bridge]
They've been shooting at the messenger since messages began
But arithmetic don't flinch, son, it doesn't give a damn
You can boo it, you can meme it, ride the ticker to the moon
Gravity ain't got a heart, and the bill's still coming due
[Verse 4]
So bring me your tomorrow, I'll weigh it fair and clean
I've got no dog in your fight, just the coldest math you've seen
If it holds, I'll say it holds, and I'll help you build it right
But if it don't, I'll tell you straight, at noon or in the night
[Outro]
The answer's still the answer
When the cheering dies away
The question was the question
Before you learned my name
Don't get mad at the answer
Read the question first someday
The_SCAR
