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Artist: Tim Minchin
Canonical path: /tim-minchin/understand-it
Related lyric paths: 6
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Understand It
Read Understand It lyrics by Tim Minchin on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Understand It
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If you say nothing
Offer nothing
Then you get nothing in return
This is the way I understand it
This is the way I understand it
This is the way I understand it works
If you hear nothing
Learn from nothing
Then you give nothing when it's your turn
This is the way I understand it
This is the way I understand it
This is the way I understand it works
You believe in fate I guess
I believe in consequences
Flapping butterflies and photographs
Driving 'round with KFC
You won't alter global markets
But your shake might make you run a red light
It's not karmic destiny
Just consequence devoid of meaning
Meaning makes us miss the issue anyway
Everyone will alter everyone
Will alter
Everyone will alter everyone
Will alter everyone.
This is the way I understand it works
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Tim Minchin performs "Understand It", and this lyric page sits inside the Tim Minchin catalog on LyroVerse.
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