The Universal Cynic Lyrics

Lyric discussion by maxben 

Cover art for The Universal Cynic lyrics by Bad Religion

This song is obviously an attack on cynicism and pessimism, particularly because it leads to nothing being done (and is particularly annoying to those around you).

I feel the complete opposite way, I think its a song about how it can be good to live in reality and question things. This is how new solutions are thought of.

"Challenging the standards, or questioning the established rules Trying to understand how they can benefit you Showing everyone you're not sure that they're telling the truth Just a bit of exercise for the universal cynic in you "

doesn't really sound like a bad thing coming from a liberal point of view.