[Verse 1] I wasnt taught how to get a job But I can remember dissecting a frog I wasnt taught how to pay tax But I know loads about Shakespeares classics I was never taught how to vote They devoted that time to defining isotopes I wasnt taught how to look after my health But mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell [Verse 2] Never spent a lesson on current events Instead I studied The Old American West I was never taught what laws there are I was never taught what laws there are Let me repeatI was not taught the laws for the country I live in But I know how Henry the VIII killed his women Divorced beheaded died, divorced beheaded survived Glad thats in my head instead of financial advice [Verse 3] I was shown the wavelengths of different hues of light But I was never taught my human rights Apparently theres thirty, do you know them? I dont Why the hell cant we both recite them by rote? I know igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks Yet I dont know squat about trading stocks Or how money works at allwhere does it come from? How does the thing that motivates the world function? Not taught to budget and disperse my earnings I was too busy there rehearsing cursive Didnt learn how much it costs to raise a kid or what an affidavit is But I spent days on what the quadratic equation is Negative b plus or minus the square root of b squared Minus 4ac over 2a Thats insane, thats absolutely insane They made me learn that over basic first aid [Verse 4] Or how to recognize the most deadly mental disorders Or diseases with preventable causes Or how to buy a house with a mortgage If I could afford it cause abstract maths was deemed more important Than advice that would literally save thousands of lives But its cool, cause now I could tell you if the number of unnecessary deaths caused by that choice was prime Never taught presentday practical medicines But I was told what the ancient Hippocratic method is Ive got a headache, the pain is ceaseless What should I take? Um... maybe try some leeches? Could we discuss domestic abuse and get the facts Or how to help my depressed friend with their mental state? Um... no, but learn mental maths Because you wont have a calculator with you every day! They say its not the kids, the parents are the problem Then if you taught the kids to parent thats the problem solved then! All this advice about using a condom But none for when you actually have a kid when you want one Im only fluent in this language, for serious? The rest of the world speaks two, do you think Im an idiot? They chose the solar over the political system So like a typical citizen now I dont know what Im voting on Which policies exist, or how to make them change Mais oui, je parle un peu de Francais So at 18, I was expected to elect a representative For a system I had never ever ever been presented with [Chorus] But I wont take it Ill tell everyone my childhood was wasted Ill share it everywhere how I was educated And insist these pointless things dont stay in school
taught, advice, beheaded, divorced, mental