Tryna crack a big case, evidence to find
I know how to wrestle with databases, right
Usin' Booleans like crazy, typin' at the speed of light
So sure nothin' could faze me until you showed me the sight
I could only gasp 'cause to swear would be crass, yeah
Not a single slab of hardware to be hacked, yeah
You mean that I have to use these typin' hands, yeah
To physic'lly scan through the paper? Geez
You can say it's sad that it's skills I don't have, yeah
So used to the magic of internet crap, yeah
Can say that you have a small point, I'm still mad, yeah
It's still hard to grasp what you've asked of me

It's all books (it's all books) that I have to read
It's all books (it's all books), gonna take me weeks
It's all books (it's all books), sure you're not kiddin' me?
It's all books (it's all books), it's all books (it's all books)
Well, it's time to crack down and go through the stacks, yeah
Gonna take a stab at this difficult task, yeah
Gonna be a drag as I work through the stacks, yeah
Hopefully the madman slows down his spree

It's gonna take me all night, not one, more twenty-nine
Best-case, I assure you, will need breathin' time
'Cause this is super borin', a strain in both my eyes
I'm glad it's cold, could damage my fingers, paper can slice
Workin' through the stack as a physical task, yeah
That comes with a chance I'll forget what's at hand, yeah
So routine, the facts I was after are blanked, yeah
Would look pretty bad to my angry chief
Wish that I could scan ev'ry page that I have, yeah
Cinch to breeze through that then Control-F the facts, yeah
But I was told that would be iffy and bad, yeah
Seems made-up but that's all that they told me (yeah, c'mon)

It's all books (it's all books) that I'm forced to read
It's all books (it's all books), no quick path to see
It's all books (it's all books), my eyes are gonna bleed
It's all books (it's all books), it's all books (it's all books)

Stack of volumes to my left (left)?
They're the ones that I've checked, say “Yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)”
Ayy, that lot's done, ayy, haha, yeah
Massive pile-up to my right (right)?
That's the to-do pile, say “Yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)”
Uh, yeah, ow, ow!

It's all books (it's all books) that I've got to read
It's all books (it's all books) where I'll find this freak
It's all books (it's all books), might quit if he's not seen
It's all books (it's all books), it's all books (it's all books)
Really hope I haven't mixed up any stacks, yeah
Checkin' books I have done before would be bad, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Wastin' time I lack when there's a crazy man, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Findin' folks to stab, wish that one was me
'Cause this stupid task will turn my brain to mash, yeah
Wouldn't be as bad if I had extra hands, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Just a single man workin' through the whole stack, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Dunno what'll crack first, the case or me