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One - two - three - four - five - six - seven - eight!
Days go marching by
There and back I never wait for a confident reply
Truth is stark and leaves its mark as limited constraints
And the most difficult part is accepting what the future may bring

It seems like a lifetime of scrutiny
Wither the path, whether worth the fee
A lifetime of scrutiny
And it seems as though I can't be sure of anything anymore!

One - two - three - four - five - six - seven - eight!
Years go flying by
No one seems to hesitate or cast an earnest eye
Judgment comes in many forms but never scare or shy
And the litany is long as the confidence is strong in their delight

It seems like a lifetime of scrutiny
Prejudicial waters wash over me
A lifetime of scrutiny
And the words just don't equate with sense or sanity anymore!

One - two - three - four - five - six - seven - eight!
The faces and the names
Shattered hopes and stolen dreams and no one left to blame
Is it possible to win this pointless mortal game?
'Cuz when death comes it's swift and my friend,
We end up and the same

It seems like a lifetime of scrutiny
Wither the path and whether worth the fee
A lifetime of scrutiny
And it seems as though I can't be sure of anything anymore!
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grabbal On Jun 28, 2007
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Cover art for Scrutiny lyrics by Bad Religion

In the second verse, it is supposed to be "scarce or shy." Looks like you missed a letter there. Also, in the last chorus it changes to "and it seems as though I can't remember anything anymore!"

Cover art for Scrutiny lyrics by Bad Religion

It's about Greg devoting his life to science.

Absolutely this.

Cover art for Scrutiny lyrics by Bad Religion

Wel the tone i got from it, and the words more or less, is just that of the chorus

A lifetime of scrutiny. moreso-ever than now

Through alot of the history of time nobody even kept track of their age, or even in a time they did it was a far afterthough

now everything we do and say in this upbringing is moraly chastised and ridiculed.. and.. scrutinized.. conceptualized in time constraints and age

pre-concieved judgments of us where ever we are and there literally are no sides of ourselves we can keep private anymore

heart background checks ! (barred)

if theres some distinct reference Im missing; say