When a problem comes along /
You must whip it /
Before the cream sets out too long /
You must whip it /
When something’s goin’ wrong /
You must whip it
Now whip it /
Into shape /
Shape it up /
Get straight /
Go forward /
Move ahead /
Try to detect it /
It’s not too late /
To whip it /
Whip it good
-- Devo, on the value of confronting problems rather than letting them fester
-- Devo, on the value of confronting problems rather than letting them fester
Isn’t it better sometimes to ignore the problem and hope it goes away?
Maybe sometimes, but I think we tend to have the “ignore problems too much” failure mode more than the opposite.