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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Adam Jones

Guitar

Danny Carey

Drums

Justin Chancellor

Justin Chancellor

Bass

Maynard James Keenan

Maynard James Keenan

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Adam Jones

Songwriter

Danny Carey

Songwriter

Justin Chancellor

Justin Chancellor

Songwriter

Maynard James Keenan

Maynard James Keenan

Songwriter

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David Bottrill

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Some say the end is near

Some say we'll see armageddon soon

Certainly hope we will

I sure could use a vacation from this

[Verse 2]

Bullshit

Three ring

Circus

Sideshow of freaks

[Verse 3]

Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call L.A.

The only way to fix it is to flush it all away

Any fucking time, any fucking day

Learn to swim, see you down in Arizona Bay

[Verse 4]

Fret for your figure

And fret for your latte

And fret for your lawsuit

And fret for your hairpiece

And fret for your Prozac

And fret for your pilot

And fret for your contract

And fret for your car

[Verse 5]

It's a bullshit

Three ring

Circus

Sideshow of freaks

[Verse 6]

Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call L.A.

The only way to fix it is to flush it all away

Any fucking time, any fucking day

Learn to swim, see you down in Arizona Bay

[Verse 7]

Some say a comet will fall from the sky

Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves

Followed by fault lines that cannot sit still

Followed by millions of dumbfounded dip shits

[Verse 8]

And some say the end is near

Some say we'll see armageddon soon

Certainly hope we will

I sure could use a vacation from this

Stupid shit

Silly shit

Stupid shit

[Verse 9]

One great, big festering neon distraction

I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied

Learn to swim

Learn to swim

Learn to swim

[Verse 10]

'Cause mom's gonna fix it all soon

Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be

[Verse 11]

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

[Verse 12]

(Learn to swim, learn to swim)

Fuck L. Ron Hubbard

(Learn to swim, learn to swim)

And fuck all his clones

(Learn to swim, learn to swim)

Fuck all these gun-toting

(Learn to swim, learn to swim)

Hip gangster wannabes

[Verse 13]

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

[Verse 14]

Yeah, fuck retro anything

(Learn to swim, learn to swim)

Fuck your tattoos

(Learn to swim, learn to swim)

Fuck all you junkies

(Learn to swim, learn to swim)

And fuck your short memory

(Learn to swim, learn to swim)

[Verse 15]

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

[Verse 16]

Yeah, fuck smiley glad-hands

(Learn to swim, learn to swim)

With hidden agendas

(Learn to swim, learn to swim)

(Learn to swim, learn to swim)

Fuck these dysfunctional

Insecure actresses

[Verse 17]

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

Learn to swim, learn to swim

[Verse 18]

'Cause I'm praying for rain and

I'm praying for tidal waves

I wanna see the ground give way

I wanna watch it all go down

Mom, please flush it all away

I wanna see it go right in and down

I wanna watch it go right in

Watch you flush it all away

[Verse 19]

Yeah, time to bring it down again

Yeah, don't just call me a pessimist

Try and read between the lines

[Verse 20]

Yeah, and I can't imagine why you wouldn't

Welcome any change, my friend

I wanna see it come down, bring it down

Suck it down, flush it down

Written by: Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan

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