American Eulogy
Sing us the song of the centuryThat sings like American eulogyThe dawn of my love and conspiracyForgotten hope and the class of 13Tell me a story into that good nightSing us a song for me
HysteriaMass hysteriaMass hysteriaMass hysteria
Red alert is the color of panicElevated to the point of staticBeating into the hearts of the fanaticsAnd the neighborhood's a loaded gun
Idle thoughts lead to full-throttle screamingAnd the welfare's asphyxiatingMass confusion is all the new rageAnd it's creating a feeding groundFor the bottom feeders of hysteria
Mass hysteriaMass hysteriaMass hysteria
True sounds of maniacal laughterAnd the deaf-mute's misleading the choirThe punch line is a natural disasterAnd it's sung by the unemployed
Fight fire with a riotThe class war is hanging on a wireBecause the martyr is a compulsive liar, when he said"It's just a bunch of niggers throwing gas into the hysteria"
Mass hysteriaMass hysteriaMass hysteria
There's a disturbance on the oceansideThey tapped into the reserveThe static response is so unclear now
Mayday, this is not a test!As the neighborhood burnsAmerica is fallingVigilantes warning youCalling Christian and Gloria!
I don't wanna live in the modern worldI don't wanna live in the modern worldI don't wanna live in the modern worldI don't wanna live in the modern world
Well, I'm the Class of 13 in the era of dissentA hostage of the soul on a strike to pay the rentThe last of the rebels without a common groundI'm gonna light a fire into the underground
Well, I don't wanna live in the modern worldI don't wanna live in the modern worldI don't wanna live in the modern worldI don't wanna live in the modern world
I am a nation without bureaucratic tiesDeny the allegation as it's writtenFuckin' lies!
Well, I wanna take a ride to the Great DivideBeyond the "up-to-date" and the neo-gentrifiedThe high definition for the low residentWhere the value of your mind is not held in contempt
I can hear the sound of a beating heartThat bleeds beyond a system that is falling apartWith money to burn on a minimum wageWell, I don't give a shit about the modern age
I don't wanna live in the modern worldI don't wanna live in the modern worldI don't wanna live in the modern worldI don't wanna live in the modern world
Mass hysteria(I don't wanna live in the modern world)Mass hysteria(I don't wanna live in the modern world)Mass hysteria(I don't wanna live in the modern world)Mass hysteria(I don't wanna live in the modern world)