Feigned Hearing by Colin Newman Lyrics

I've heard it all before
I don't speak out this way
What you cannot ignore
There always is a price to pay

If you should speak
If you should make a sound
If you should even step away

There's never any time
It all was over yesterday
The tragedy and mime (of mine?)
Only causes more delay

The arbiter of fate
Deciding who is just or not
Always comes too late
Looking for what he forgot