Everything You Know Is Wrong Lyrics
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Lyrics
I was driving on the freeway in the fast lane
With a rabid wolverine in my underwear
When suddenly a guy behind me in the back seat
Popped right up and cupped his hands across my eyes
I guessed, "Is it Uncle Frank or Cousin Louie?
Is it Bob or Joe or Walter?
Could it be Bill or Jim or Ed or Bernie or Steve?"
I probably would have kept on guessing
But about that time we crashed into the truck
And as I'm laying bleeding there on the asphalt
Finally I recognize the face of my hibachi dealer
Who takes off his prosthetic lips and tells me
Everything you know is wrong
Black is white, up is down and short is long
And everything you thought was just so important doesn't matter
Everything you know is wrong
Just forget the words and sing along
All you need to understand is
Everything you know is wrong
I was walkin' to the kitchen for some Golden Grahams
When I accidentally stepped into a alternate dimension
And soon I was abducted by some aliens from space
Who kinda looked like Jamie Farr
They sucked out my internal organs
And they took some polaroids and said I was a darn good sport
And as a way of saying thank you
They offered to transport me back to any point in history that I would care to go
And so I had them send me back to last Thursday night
So I could pay my phone bill on time
Just then the floating disembodied head of Colonel Sanders started yelling
Everything you know is wrong
Black is white, up is down and short is long
And everything you thought was just so important doesn't matter
Everything you know is wrong
Just forget the words and sing along
All you need to understand is
Everything you know is wrong
I was just about to mail a letter to my evil twin
When I got a nasty paper cut
And, well, to make a long story short
It got infected and I died
So now I'm up in heaven with St. Peter by the pearly gates
And it's obvious he doesn't like the Nehru jacket that I'm wearing
He tells me that they've got a dress code
Well, he lets me into heaven anyway
But I get the room next to the noisy ice machine for all eternity
And every day he runs by screaming
Everything you know is wrong
Black is white, up is down and short is long
And everything you used to think was so important doesn't really matter anymore because the simple fact remains that
Everything you know is wrong
Just forget the words and sing along
All you need to understand is
Everything you know is wrong
Song & Lyrics Facts
"Everything You Know Is Wrong" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from his 1994 album, "Bad Hair Day". The genre of the song is comedy rock.
It was written and arranged by Yankovic himself, with additional arrangement by Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz. The band members include Yankovic on vocals, accordion and keyboards, Jim West on guitars, Steve Jay on bass guitar and drums, and Rubén Valtierra on synthesizers. The lyrics of “Everything You Know Is Wrong” are an exaggerated parody of conspiracy theories, mocking those who believe in them. In one verse, Yankovic sings that aliens control Earth's governments, while another verse claims that the moon landing was faked. The track features tongue-in-cheek lines such as "Don't trust your own eyes/They're gonna tell you lies!" and "You can take it from me/I'm an authority." This comedic satire has become one of Yankovic's most popular songs and continues to be performed live during his concerts.