It seems to me

there's something serious beginning

A new approach found

to the meaning of life

Deny that happiness

is open as an option

and disappointment

disappears overnight

Say that love

is an impossible dream

Face the facts

that's what it's always been

Relax

What you see is what you see

and what you get

is a new philosophy



(That's what you got

That's what you get)



Miserablism

Is is and isn't isn't

Miserablism

Is is and isn't isn't



Meanwhile your life

is still directed as a drama

with realism

on the sparsest of sets

Every performance

tends to reach the same conclusion

No happy endings

but a message to depress

saying life

is an impossible scheme

That's the point

of this philosophy



Miserablism

Is is and isn't isn't

Miserablism

Is is and isn't isn't



But if 'is' wasn't

and 'isn't' were

you can't be sure

but you might find ecstasy



Oh, no!



Just for the sake of it

make sure you're always frowning

(Angst! Angst! Angst!)

It shows the world

that you've got substance and depth

You know life

is an impossible scheme

and love

an imperceptible dream



(That's what you got

That's what you get)



Miserablism

Is is and isn't isn't

Miserablism

Is is and isn't isn't

miserable