This Is A Test

oh, here’s this again / a two-minute warning / wake up, get out / it’s nearly morning / we were the tails of dogs / and the chisels of engravers / now we are the podiums / of the great communicators / it is not a fear of heights / it’s a fear of getting taller / by standing on a stack of / borrowed dollars / this is a test this is a test / i will not pass, i realize / there’s a name for those who know / and a room for those who wonder / and a “no” for every name / that’s not followed by a number / every picture’s an impostor / waiting to be redesigned / and hung in a home / for the criminally blind / and you should never trust / someone who is smarter than you are / and you won’t ever hear from those / who’ve got farther than you are / ‘cause you are who you are