If I don’t listen to the talk of the town
Then maybe I can fool myself
You might think I’m foolish,
Or maybe it’s untrue
When illusion spin her net
I’m never where I want to be
And liberty she pirouette
When I think that I am free
You don’t mean nothing if you don’t do nothing
You’re just waiting at the bottom of the hill
You don’t mean nothing if you don’t do nothing
You’re just standing still
Slip inside the eye of your mind
Don’t you know you might find
A better place to play
“The lyrics describe the titular ‘fool’,
a solitary figure who is not understood by others,
but is actually wise.”
Day after day, alone on a hill
The man with the foolish grin
Is keeping perfectly still
But nobody wants to know him
They can see that he’s just a fool
And he never gives an answer
But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round
Well on the way, head in a cloud
The man of a thousand voices
Talking perfectly loud
But nobody ever hears him
Or the sound he appears to make
And he never seems to notice
But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round
And nobody seems to like him
They can tell what he wants to do
And he never shows his feelings
But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round
Ohh oh-oh-oh-oh ohh-oh-oh
Round and round and round and round and round
He never listens to them
He knows that they’re the fool
They don’t like him
The fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round
Ohhhh
Round and round and round and round
Ohhhh
She says, “It’s only in my head.”
She says, “Shh, I know it’s only in my head.”
It’s easier to fool people
than to convince them
that they have been fooled
Got two good eyes but they still don’t see
Crazy on a ship of fools
Crazy on a ship of fools
Turn this boat around
back to my loving ground
Notes & References
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It’s Easier to Fool PeopleIt's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooledSources
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🎼 Song Excerpts
And the Eyes in His Head See the World Spinning RoundAnd the eyes in his head see the world spinning roundSource: The Fool On The Hill by The Beatles
Back to My Loving GroundCrazy on a ship of fools - Crazy on a ship of fools - Turn this boat around - Back to my loving groundSource: Ship of Fools by Robert Plant
Got Two Good Eyes but They Still Don’t SeeGot two good eyes but they still don't seeSource: Casey Jones by Grateful Dead
I Know It’s Only in My HeadShe says, "It's only in my head." She says, "Shh, I know it's only in my head."Source: Round Here by Counting Crows
I Think That I Am FreeWhen illusion spin her net, I'm never where I want to be - And liberty she pirouette, when I think that I am freeSource: Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel
Maybe I Can Fool MyselfIf I don't listen to the talk of the town, then maybe I can fool myselfSource: King Of Wishful Thinking by Go West
Slip Inside the Eye of Your MindSlip inside the eye of your mind, don't you know you might find, a better place to playSource: Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis
You Might Think I’m FoolishYou might think I'm foolish, Or maybe it's untrueSource: You Might Think by The Cars
You’re Just Standing StillYou don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing - You're just waiting at the bottom of the hill - You don't mean nothing if you don't do nothing - You're just standing stillSource: Standing Still (Ringo Starr) by Ringo Starr
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