Ego is

I got a touch of neurosis

She got the criminal stare

They got the predator poses

We got the buyer beware

And it won't be long before they take you in

But I'll bide my time until it breaks the skin

Je ne sais pas pourquoi

Je ne sais pas pourquoi

Je ne sais pas pourquoi

Je sais que c'est comme ça

Mmh-mmh

Bet you could catch it on cable

Why don't you run up the flag?

I know you're fit and you're able, ooh

Who's got their hooks in your back?

It's a cold, cold comfort from a far-gone friend

When I hear you say you're gonna go again

Je ne sais pas pourquoi

Je ne sais pas pourquoi

Je ne sais pas pourquoi

Je sais que c'est comme ça

It's been comin' for years, it's been comin' in fits and starts and white chalk outlines

Tryin' to fight and find its way through tongue-worn TV soapbox sound bites

And if you tear it apart, you'll find in place of a heart, there's a card that reads simply

"Ego is"

Je ne sais pas pourquoi

Cold, cold comfort from a far-gone friend

Je ne sais pas pourquoi

But I'll bide my time until it breaks the skin

Je ne sais pas pourquoi

And you don't know nothin' if you don't know this

Je sais que c'est comme ça

'Cause it all goes down because the ego is

And it all comes down because the ego is