Verse
Gb
From the time we were young
A#m
We were wild-eyed dreamers
Gb A#m
And now we cautiously raise our eyes
Gb
The season has turned
G# Fm
From warm to the next
[Chorus 1]
Gb
We are wide awake now
A#m
We are wide awake now
Gb
We are wide awake now
D#
We are wide awake now
Gb A#m
We are wide awake now
[Verse 2]
Gb
There's a burden
A#m
We all must shoulder
G# C# A#m Gb
So come on and put your back to the load
[Verse 3]
A#m
Tears won't help
Gb
But to water the ground
A#m Gb
Nothing, nothing will grow
A#m
So weep til you drown
G#
Or until you run dry
[Chorus 2]
Gb
We are wide awake now
D#m
We are wide awake now
Gb
We are wide awake now
D#m
We are wide awake now
Gb
Wide awake now
A#m
Wide awake now