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When birds fly southward for the winter, rarely do we question why
But when people flock that way together
How quick our interest piques to promptly offer our critiques
When we're just doing what we need to survive

'Cause if you wanna get tight with chicks who ride
Their bike on Friday night through Central Park
You gotta look the part

If you wanna befriend important men who
Spend their dividends per a la carte
You gotta look the part

When fishes ditch their school they risk starvation
Until they get back in formation

So if you wanna get laid or drink champagne
The reality's as plain as it is tart
You gotta look the part

When loneliness indebts you to reality
Just sell some of your individuality

'Cause if the price is high and they wanna buy
It doesn't matter the supply, just the art
Of how you look the part

If you wanna be punk as fuck, good luck,
Without the look to back it up, it's just a lark
Until you look the part

Or you can play in bands for fans who stand
To buy records out your van, and that's a lovely start
Until you look the part

Conformity is complicated
No matter how you decorate it

So if you sell yourself as a fella swell
Then put some pins on your lapel to prove you've a heart
You gotta look the part

'Cause if you wanna get paid vacation days
While bathing in the rays beside the bar
You gotta look the part

Or if you wanna get high and occupy
Try rockin' that suit and tie in Zuccotti Park
You gotta look the part

It's not a crazy concept
That most folks like what that can expect, or accept, or reject...

No matter what the road, my friend
You've gotta pay the toll, my friend
And if you wanna play the role, well then
You gotta look the part

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from The Synthetic Blues, released November 4, 2014

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