22. "But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible / Logical, oh responsible, practical. / And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable / Oh clinical, oh intellectual, ____." What adjective is missing from the blank?
From Quiz Song by Song: "The Logical Song"
Answer:
cynical
In an interview with "Exclusive Magazine," Roger Hodgson spoke of how we transform from "the innocence and wonder of childhood to the confusion of adolescence that often ends in the cynicism and disillusionment of adulthood." He also told the interviewer, "We are taught how to function outwardly, but not guided to who we are inwardly." We are shown how to be sensible, responsible, dependable, and practical, as the song says, but we are not shown how to, in the words of Hodgson, discover "our true self." The real question on the singer's heart - the question of who he is - is not addressed in school:
"Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
Please tell me who I am."