American Eulogy: Mass Hysteria/Modern World

Sing us a song of the century It sings like American Eulogy The dawn of my love and conspiracy Forgotten hope and the class of thirteen Tell me a story into that goodnight Sing us a song for me Hysteria, mass hysteria! Mass hysteria! Mass hysteria! Mass hysteria! Red alert is the color of panic Elevated to the point of static Beating into the hearts of the fanatics And the neighborhood's a loaded gun Idle thought lead to full-throttle screaming And the welfare is asphyxiating Mass confusion is all the new rage and it's creating a feeding ground for the bottom feeders of hysteria Hysteria, mass hysteria! Mass hysteria! Mass hysteria! Mass hysteria! True sounds of manacial laughter And the deaf mute is 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" Hysteria, mass hysteria! Mass hysteria! Mass hysteria! Mass hysteria! There's a disturbance on the Oceanside They tapped into the reserve The static response is so unclear now Mayday this is not a test! As the neighborhood burns, America is falling, Vigilantes warning ya, Calling Christian and Gloria I don't wanna live in the modern world! I don't wanna live in the modern world! I don't wanna live in the modern world! I don't wanna live in the modern world! Well I'm the class of '13 In the era of dissent A hostage of the soul On a strike to pay the rent The last of the rebels Without a common ground I'm gonna light a fire into the underground I don't wanna live in the modern world! I don't wanna live in the modern world! I don't wanna live in the modern world! I don't wanna live in the modern world! I am a nation without bureaucratic ties Deny the allegation as it's written (fucking lies!) I want to 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's falling apart With money to burn on a minimum wage I don't give a shit about the modern age I don't wanna live in the modern world! I don't wanna live in the modern world! I don't wanna live in the modern world! I don't wanna live in the modern world! I don't wanna live in the modern world! (Mass hysteria!)