mere licked

[betteroffbad]

a little learning's much to blame
a lot is more than you can handle
the minute that you light that candle
up your hometown goes in flame

the second that you step outside
a billion tiny lives are swarming
raised and crushed in grass or warming
soil beneath your boots of hide

life is very complicated
when you know a thing or two
that's why reading's bad for you
professors all are dissipated

once you've tasted understanding
even if you've merely licked
a salty fold your soul is tricked
forever thirsty and demanding

don't go slowly don't go slight
if you didn't know beforey
that's the moral of this story
barrel headlong into light