Could've been a genius if you'd had an axe to grind

Do exceptional things all the time
What to do?
When that day finally nears, you'll at least have made it clear
Do exceptional things all the time
What to do?
Sweetheart, you'll find mediocre people

Amsterdam, Pamplona, too, but the bulls have already come and gone
What to do?
Do exceptional things all the time
And bellowed all their lows, now nobody knows
Could've been a genius if you'd had an axe to grind

And more and more and more
And if wanting ever taught you anything, it's wanting more

Oh, the ruin will do in your talented mind
So your revenge on the world will be pencils through your curls
What to do?

What to do?
That compassion's just a nicer way of looking down your nose

Less pretty, but the mirror's never failed you like this before
Sweetheart, you'll find mediocre people
Oh, the ruin will do in your talented mind
And what to do?
On the books, all your bets, favor head-bands and cassettes

When we moved to the city, it seemed the competition got so much
What to do?
What to do?
Could've been a genius if you'd had an axe to grind
Oh, the ruin will do in your talented mind
What to do
It seems that all the people want to do is crowd the streets of

Sweetheart, you'll find mediocre people
What to do?
Cigarettes, suffragettes, and bores
What to do?