Cynicism (Greek: κυνισμός), in its original form, refers to the beliefs of an ancient school of Greek philosophers known as the Cynics (Greek: Κυνικοί, Latin: Cynici). Their philosophy was that the purpose of life was to live a life of Virtue in agreement with Nature. This meant rejecting all conventional desires for wealth, power, sex, and fame, and by living a simple life free from all possessions. As reasoning creatures, people could gain happiness by rigorous training and by living in a way which was natural for humans. They believed that the world belonged equally to everyone, and that suffering was caused by false judgments of what was valuable and by the worthless customs and conventions which surrounded society. Many of these thoughts were later absorbed into Stoicism.
The first philosopher to outline these themes was Antisthenes, who had been a pupil of Socrates in the late 5th century BCE. He was followed by Diogenes of Sinope, who lived in a tub on the streets of Athens. Diogenes took Cynicism to its logical extremes, and came to be seen as the archetypal Cynic philosopher. He was followed by Crates of Thebes who gave away a large fortune so he could live a life of Cynic poverty in Athens. Cynicism spread with the rise of Imperial Rome in the 1st century, and Cynics could be found begging and preaching throughout the cities of the Empire. It finally disappeared in the late 5th century, although some have claimed that early Christianity adopted many of its ascetic and rhetorical ideas.
I'll take my love at first sight
I don't need no promises tonight
It's just a song it's sung and it's gone
I don't get to play for very long
But you wait for me
Standing at the door
Sitting in my room
Sleeping on the floor
It's just a kiss and it don't last
The day is long but the night goes so fast
I put on my boots and I head for the door
I lose again but hey who's keeping score
If love is learning to say goodbye
I've spent all my life just learning to cry
But time will heal the bloodiest scar
Don't tell them anything
`Cause they might lock you away
Don't even sneak a smile
You think that's gold `tween your legs
Don't show them anything
Don't even let on you care
They'll know that you're insame
Or even worse that you're square
Better not mess with a skinny
Little rat like me
You'll see the depths of cruelty
Don't stop your might creepin
You're not alone in that crowd
Spend all the day sleeping
And tightly wrapped in your shroud
Better not mess with a skinny
Little rat like me
You'll see the depths of cruelty
Don't stop your day dreaming
Just stay on top of that Cloud
Killers and cops scheaming
You'll stand alone but proud
Better not mess with a skinny
Little Rat like me
I'll take my love at first sight
I don't need no promises tonight
It's just a song it's sung and it's gone
I don't get to play for very long
But you wait for me
Standing at the door
Sitting in my room
Sleeping on the floor
It's just a kiss and it don't last
The day is long but the night goes so fast
I put on my boots and I head for the door
I lose again but hey who's keeping score
If love is learning to say goodbye
I've spent all my life just learning to cry
But time will heal the bloodiest scar
No matter how hurt or unlucky you are
You didn't hear me when I tried to tell you
You didn't see me when I looked so lonely
You didn't answer when I said "where you going"
You didn't see the way you drive me crazy
Baby what's wrong with me?
I can't seem to turn your head
Baby what's wrong with me?
I'm always going home to an empty bed
You've got my number you never use it
You've got my choice but you never chose it
You've got those brown eyes they're hiding something
If I could open up I'd let you in
Maybe someday there'll a full moon
We'll be together in the same room
Open our eyes see what we're missing