Aquinas told me to believe in God
I said “I’m sorry Tom, I Kant.”
Locke convinced me that I needed proof
While Descartes assured me of the answers in my head

Socrates once asked me
If I knew anything at all
But I argued “that’s a stupid question”
And told the jury called

About a, a beautiful hemlock tree
Now that’s philosophy

Francis Bacon’s always been my idol
But Kevin, oh, well, it’s a close second
And Democritus just won't shut up
About all his damn possessions!

Plato once told me
About a place he used to know
Where chained men sat around in a cave
And watched the shadows go

Sounds boring as can be
But that's just philosophy
Aristotle was a man of many words
Most of which outlived the brain which brought them into to this world
Maybe that’s depressing, maybe it’s a curse
Or maybe its the quality which puts us humans first

Aquinas told me to believe in God
I said “I’m sorry Tom, I Kant.”
Locke convinced me that I needed proof
While Descartes assured me of the answers in my head

Socrates once asked me
If I knew anything at all
But I argued “that’s a stupid question”
And told the jury called

My teacher told me Sophie’s world was good
He asked me “what’s your favourite chapter?”
Well, I wouldn’t know, cause I didn’t read the book!
But, we can talk about that after I graduate

Mr. Nikolov once taught me
That philosophy was cool
But I opted for another option
And applied to film school

I'm told it’s a useless degree
But at least it's better than philosophy