verse 1 they say ignorance is bliss never a truer word spoke half the answers only bring more questions that well never know even the wise man knows he dont know much still not wise enough to accept it as such so we chase the questions seeking direction every time we think were right get a swift correction whether muslim or jew really dont matter which you cant buy tomorrow no matter how rich we all bleed and breathe and take shits and chase the same answers though some think are better equipped but with all the test tubes and test and so called best they still dont know a theory is just a posh word for a guess because youre in a skyscraper dont make you different from those in huts along the amazon and not more significant were all the same all rise all fall but those on high horses have the furthest to fall chorus the moon and the stars fast women and cars is this world truly ours or are we just entertainment chasing it all we rise and we fall said i don t know the moon and the stars fast women and cars is this world truly ours or are we just entertainment chasing it all we rise and we fall said i don t know verse 2 they say ignorance is bliss never believe it those who dont learn from history are condemned to repeat it truth you gotta seek it wherever its hidden or else youll find yourself dancing to someone else s rhythm mental prison is the worst kind you can take my liberty but my mind is mine whatever they controlling never let your brain close in the mind is like a parachute it only works when its open smoking gun but they say they never shoot no such thing as a fruit without root truth not being told will never make it go away a lie told a thousand times can never take its place they say its fate but take a proper view theyre trying to hold so many destinys in their hands theyre bound to drop a few so the more we keep moving the better chance we got everybody knows a rolling stone gathers no moss chorus verse 3 they say ignorance is bliss well i aint got a clue all you gotta do is whatever that works for you but when 6 billion individuals looking out for number 1 and we got to share the same sun thats when the troubles come that brings us back to where we started face to face with the cold hearted facts that there are no answers my head all of this chit chat i dont even smoke but ima go have a spliff and just kick back chorus outro you know dont ask me im not a prophet im not the answer im just a rapper a little boy from north london what youve heard for the last 40 minutes its my opinion my thoughts my feelings its not right its not wrong its just what it is its just akala