Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

The man on the radio sang a sad, sad song to me

The way it went was a mystery

The beat it had was simple but strong

And he knew it was right

He knew it could never go on too long

Go ahead and say it

"It's already been going on too long"

But see it's got a slip

A little skip in its step

Like a mobius strip

Like an elegant game

But it's no game

It's a taunt and it's a tall order

Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

The man on the radio sang like he meant every word

Like it was the inside of my mind he heard

Repeating in a monotone

Crappy little details

Giving me a thumbnail sketch of some distant wretch

Bearing down

It seemed so absurd, the way he ripped off all my thoughts

The way he catalogued my haunts

The way he wanted to be oppressed

Second-guessed

Whenever you might think it's over

Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

The man on the radio worked to make that song a hit

He had to eat on the back of it

He had to give it a catch

So, he sold that song to me

Mismatched links in my misery

And wormed its way through my heart, that hit

Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back

Don't look back, don't look back, don't look