And I want to feel like I'm in charge Like an angry bull in a house of cards And they'll all fall down when they don't take heed Because I want what I don't need And I want to be the only one Who has reached the peaks they all dream of And I want the glory of the deed I want what I don't need But when I close my eyes I feel the thirst For the laughter of the Universe And with a simple glimpse I must concede That I want what I don't need And in the future I'll get better at Buying shares and growing fat And when there's less to share and I've gone to seed I'll still want what I don't need And I'll wed myself to my beliefs And they'll harden like my arteries And I'll take myself so seriously And I'll want what I don't need But when I close my eyes I feel the thirst For the laughter of the Universe And with a simple glimpse I must concede That I want what I don't need And I want you all to learn this song And someday I might sing along But if you're out of key then I'll take the lead Because I want what I don't need There's a fairytale we call "Free Will" It was funny then, and it's funny still And at the heart of it lies an endless greed Because we want what we don't need But when I close my eyes I feel the thirst For the laughter of the Universe And with a simple glimpse I must concede That I want what I don't need