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