Intro
spoken]
("What the fuck are y'all doing is the question
This is the question")
[Verse 1]
Am F Dm Am
The animals break out their ca - ges, now
Am F Dm Am
Chaos is raining down around us
Am F Dm Am
But here we stand with our arms fol - ded
Am F Dm Am
Do you wanna be fr - ee of this?
[Verse 2]
Am F Dm Am
When panic rises like the oceans, we
Am F Dm Am
Just keep on flicking through the stations, 'cause
Am F Dm Am
If we don't post it does it hap - pen?
Am F Dm Am
Oh I wanna be fr - ee of this
[Pre-Chorus]
F G Am
Have you and I been sleepwalking way too long?
F G Am
Won't someone pour ice water on me?
[Chorus]
G C F
It only matters if we care now,
G Am
If you're way beyond that
F Dm Am
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders
G C F
And I remember when we cared now,
G Am
If you're way beyond that
F Dm Am G
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders, my shoulders
[Verse 3]
Am F Dm Am
Movies and news on televi - sion
Am F Dm Am
Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference, oh
Am F Dm Am
When real life's more fucked up than fic - tion
Am F Dm Am
Do you wanna be fr - ee of this?
[Pre-Chorus]
F G Am
Have you and I been sleepwalking way too long?
F G Am
Won't someone pour ice water on me?
[Chorus]
G C F
It only matters if we care now,
G Am
If you're way beyond that
F Dm Am
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders
G C F
And I remember when we cared now,
G Am
If you're way beyond that
F Dm Am
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders
[Bridge]
G C G
I don't wanna play dumb, dumb anymore
Am F
I just wanna feel something, like before
C G
I don't wanna feel numb, numb anymore
Am F G
I just wanna something, like before
[Chorus]
C F
It only matters if we care now,
G Am
If you're way beyond that
F Dm Am
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders
G C F
And I remember when we cared now,
G Am
If you're way beyond that
F Dm Am G
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders, my shoulders
[Spoken]
C F G
("Television viewers have the choice of watching the tragedy play out
Am F Dm
from the seating and comfort of their living rooms
Am G C F
But victims have to respond to the pressure of the media while still in shock")
[Ending]
G Am
If you're way beyond that
F Dm Am G
Then I'm gonna dust you off of my shoulders, my shoulders