Key: G
Introduction: G7 G7(4) C9 F F4 F
G7 G7(4) C9 F F4 F
Take off, little winged creature
G7 G7(4)
It's nothing but teens in ravines
C9 F F4 F
And antics on concrete down here
G7 G7(4) C9 F F4 F
And are you really as free as all the great songs would have me believe?
G7 G7(4) C9 F F4 F
Let me tell you why some day, Birdie, you're gonna envy me
A#7 A#º Cm Cm/A# F F4 F
Some dream of a world written in lines of code
G7 G7(4) C9
Well, I hope they engineer out politics, romance, and edifice
F F4 F
Two outta three ain't bad
A#7 A#º Cm Cm/A# F F4 F
Some envision a state governed by laws of business
G7 G7(4) C9
Merger and acquisition instead of violence or nations
F F4 F
Where do I sign up?
G7 G7(4) C9 F F4 F
Take off, little winged creature
G7 G7(4) C9 F F4 F
It's nothing but falling debris, strollers, and babies down here
G7 G7(4) C9 F F4 F
And you may be up in the sky but our paradigms are just as deep and just as wide
G7 G7(4) C9
What with all our best attempts at transcendence
F F4 F
Something's bound to take
A#7 A#º Cm Cm/A# F F4 F
Soon, we'll live in a global culture devoid of gender or race
G7(4) C9
You're either born behind
F F4 F
Or you're free to peek inside
A#7 A#º Cm Cm/A# F F4 F
Life as just narrative, metadata in aggregate
G7 G7(4) C9
Where the enigma of humanity's wrapped up finally
F F4 F
That as they say is that
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Oh, that day can't come soon enough
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It'll be so glorious
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When they finally find out what's bugging us