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