Sometimes Jacks rule the realm Can't you tell Swimmers drown Without a sound A chalkboard scratching sound Could craze the town An emperor's clothes Never be exposed Took it as a compliment Regardless what they meant It could have been innocent Spent, so spent Railing against undeserved Dangling precipitants Raining down idiots Always flapping in the, flapping in the wind I took it as a compliment No matter what they meant Could have been belligerent Could have been half percent Could have been wanting Afraid to been caught promising Ended up taunting me I can't change that I can't change I can't change that I can't change I'm watchin' you Not sure what's true Life can be so cruel There's nothing you can do But it fades Only to return I feel your eyes burn I really am concerned Sometimes Jacks will rule the realm Sometimes jealousy will dwell You can't begin to dispel When you can not even tell What makes me act the way I do Why am I asking you What makes me act the way I do Why am I asking you What makes me act the way I do Why am I asking you Sometimes Jacks will rule the realm Sometimes jealousy will dwell You can't begin to dispel When you can not even tell Sometimes Jacks will rule the realm Sometimes jealousy will dwell You can't begin to dispel When you can not even tell