Chorus: Cm C# G# hysteria Cm C# G# Mass hysteria Cm C# G# Mass hysteria Cm C# G# Mass hysteria C# G# Red alert is the color of panic C# F# Elevated to the point of static C# G# Beating into the hearts of the fanatics F# G# And the neighborhood's a loaded gun C# G# Idle thought leads to full-throttle screaming C# F# And the welfare is asphyxiating C# G# Mass confusion is all the new rage F# And it's creating a feeding ground G# For the bottom feeders of Chorus True sounds of maniacal laughter And the deaf mute's misleading the choir The punchline is a natural disaster And it's sung by the unemployed Fight fire with a riot The class war is hanging on a wire Because the martyr is a compulsive liar When he said, "It's just a bunch of niggers throwing gas into the..." Chorus C# G#/C There's a disturbance on the oceanside A#m G# They tapped into the reserve F# D#m G# The static response is so unclear now C# G#/C Mayday, this is not a test! A#m G# As the neighborhood burns F# D#m G# America is falling G G# Vigilantes warning you G G# Calling Christian and Gloria II. Modern World Chorus: D A G A I don't want to live in the modern world D A G A I don't want to live in the modern world D A G A I don't want to live in the modern world D A G A I don't want to live in the modern world D A I'm the class of 13 G D In the era of dissent D A A hostage of the soul G A On a strike to pay the rent D A The last of the rebels G D Without a common ground D A I'm gonna light a fire G A D Into the underground well Chorus Bm F#m I am A nation G D A/C# Without bureaucratic ties Bm F#m G Deny the allegation as A it's written a fucking lies Well, I wanna take a ride to the great divide Beyond the "up to date" and the neo-gentrified The high definition for the low resident Where the value of your mind is not held in contempt I can hear the sound of a beating heart That bleeds beyond a system that is falling apart With money to burn on a minimum wage Well, I don't give a shit about the modern age Chorus Mass hysteria D A I don't want to live G A in the modern world Mass hysteria D A I don't want to live G A in the modern world Mass hysteria D A I don't want to live G A in the modern world Mass hysteria (Repeat) | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Chords fingeringsA Am A A#m C Cm C# D D#m F# F#m G G# Bm |