My eyes itch, my nose is running
And my throat feels like after a night out in outer space
As if the oxygen in the air wishes me harm
Yes it's perfectly clear, though it's invisible, more than a little confused
Can it be something I brushed against?
Can it be someone I stood next to?
Can it be a year at high volume
Could it be some kind of strange insect?
The doctor gave me no explanation, just some sort of medicine
He said "My friend I have no idea, you seen to have an allergy"
Is it to disasters or is it against shame and statistics?
Is it to kittens or full moons, to general hysteria
Is it to pessimism or urinals, or stereotypes or liberals
Or genetically modified tomatoes to big cities with too narrow streets
If I give up lactose, or go to bed around eleven
If I always hold the door for those who can't themselves
Or promise to never go on stage at a Melody Festival
He said you'll definitely be better but you'll never be well
The symptoms stand in neat rows
The medicine just makes me weak
One more thing we can't deal with
There's so much we can't tolerate, the smallest thing becomes a disaster
Now I'm standing here with shaking hand
Looking for answers as if they existed somewhere
Was it then that the sickness saw its chance
Or is it just because I lack tolerance
How much do we manage? Everything
How much do we tolerate? Zero
How much do we manage? Everything
How much do we tolerate? Zero
How much do we manage? Everything
How much do we tolerate? Zero
We tolerate zero. We tolerate zero.
Doctor we live in the world's cleanest country
Still I'm so intolerant I even get sick from dust
And I was born in a city with such sensible volume
That even music from a passing car made me take a load of Bricanyl
What if it's you I can't tolerate?
It's a damned shame the problem's with me.
What if our sky was completely blue
Instead it's the colour of an electrical cabinet
That lady the other day begging for money on the tube
And those saucer-sized rashes I got on my skin in minutes
Could it be home style blogs?
Could it be too much fast food?
Scandal headlines, parlimentary politics, threat from the climate?
I don't know how it can be remedied
Yeah the intolerance in Europe
But a life is wasted fast, thank heaven for my health-care card
How the hell can I keep up my defences when I can't even keep my word?
So please doctor, is there anything stronger you can give?
Cause right now it feels like I'm looking but I can never see.
The symptoms stand in neat rows
The medicine just makes me weak
One more thing we can't deal with
There's so much we can't tolerate, the smallest thing becomes a disaster
Now I'm standing here with shaking hand
Looking for answers as if they existed somewhere
Was it then that the sickness saw its chance
Or is it just because I lack tolerance
How much do we manage? Everything
How much do we tolerate? Zero
How much do we manage? Everything
How much do we tolerate? Zero
How much do we manage? Everything
How much do we tolerate? Zero
We tolerate zero. We tolerate zero.
And we're climbing the walls, and we don't tolerate graffiti on the walls
The judge said keep them on the benches, instead we're fighting in the stands.
Stuck in too-small shoes and they're getting tight.
What if we were sued by pre-judgements?
How can I be healthy if the doctor needs more money?
And we just clash, like purple and red
And the world is crashing, like something inside it is dead
So give me strength to tolerate, doctor, give me strength to tolerate *1
I said give me strength to tolerate, doctor, give me strength to tolerate