Whatever happened to the funky race?
A generation lost in pace
-Wasn't life supposed to be more than this?
In this kiss I'll change your bore for my bliss
But let go of my hand and it will slip out
In the sand if you don't give me the chance
To break down the walls of attitude
I ask nothing of you
Not even your gratitude
And if you think I'm corny
Then it will not make me sorry
It's your right to laugh at me
And in turn, that's my opportunity
To feel brave
Because ridicule is no shame
Oh it's just a way to eclipse hate
It's just a way to put my back straight
Oh it's just a way to remain sane
Every morning I would see her getting off the bus
The picture never drops it's like a multicoloured snapshot
Stuck in my brain it kept me sane
For a couple of years as it drenched my fears
Of becoming like the others
Who become unhappy mothers
And fathers of unhappy kids
And why is that?
'Cause they've forgotten how to play
Or maybe they're afraid to feel ashamed
To seem strange, to seem insane
To gain weight, to seem gay
I tell you this:
That it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh It takes a fool to remain sane
Oh It takes a fool to remain sane
Oh In this world all covered up in shame
Oh, take it to the stage!
So, take it to the stage in a multicoloured jacket
Take it jackpot, crackpot, strutting like a peacock
Nailvarnish Arkansas, shimmy-shammy featherboah
Crackpot haircut dye your hair in glowing red and blue
-Do, do, do, what you wanna do
Don't think twice, do, what you have to do
Do, do, do, do, let your heart decide
What you have to do, that's all there is to find
'Cause it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, in this world all covered up in shame
Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, in this world all covered up in shame
Oh, it takes a fooool...
Yes...! That's what I mean as well! How would the world be like if there weren't insane fools in it? In the first instance it would be a VERY bored place and, to honest, even more insane...
First when I heard it, I didn't like it so much. But then when I read the lyrics, I discovered that the song is really good. It takes a fool to remain sane, so true it can be.
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vocal When this song first came, it struck me and made real impact on me! The album is in its entirety progressive art, meaning you need to stop, think and find your direction after you heard it.
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vocal I'm from Sweden, and I'm proud. I love this song, the lyrics are absolutely perfekt. Now the title is my motto in life : It takes a fool to remain sane. As you may see, my nick is from this song; whatever happened to the FUNKY RACE Ola Salo is a GREAT singer, and he i shotter than hell too. I fell sorry for those who haven't heard this song before.
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vocal whoooa !! looooove this song hmm, but i love all of their songs really im also from sweden and yesterday i saw the ark live in växjö. ola salo is sooo great, its he who makes the hole band, even if the other members are really good too. he makes a one-man performance and talkes about how to believe in yourself and that you can do anything you want , you can come how far you want with anything. he's is born in rottne , a couple of kilometres from here and grown up in växjö. everybody misbelieved in him and didnt think that their music was so good. their first release of songs got very bad credit infact.. but now when they played in växjö, 15 years later, they prowed to everybody that didnt have faith in them that they were wrong. very wrong, cause i think that the ark are the best band in sweden, no, in the hole world all credit to ola salo, he did a great performance i miss you already but all you the ark fans out there : put me in your msn list :
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vocal The ark is such a wonderful band ^^. Their songs are so freakin' great, that makes feel kinda ashamed that I didn't knew them before ESC. I wanted them to win so much . Absolutely the best European band .
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vocal I gotta say this is the best Ark song ever. Dunno what I'd do without this song. It was there for me when I needed it the most...P
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Send "It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane" ringtones to your cell
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Ola Salo is a GREAT singer, and he i shotter than hell too. I fell sorry for those who haven't heard this song before.
hmm, but i love all of their songs really 
i miss you already 
haha.
