American Eulogy: Mass Hysteria / Modern World

Lyrics

[Part I: American Eulogy] [Intro: Billie Joe Armstrong] Sing us a song of the century Sings like American eulogy The dawn of my love and conspiracy Forgotten hope and the class of '13 Tell me a story into that good night Sing us a song for me [Part II: Mass Hysteria] [Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong] Hysteria Mass hysteria Mass hysteria Mass hysteria [Verse 1: Billie Joe Armstrong] 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 thoughts lead to full-throttle screamin' And the welfare's asphyxiatin' Mass confusion is all the new rage And it's creating a feeding ground for the bottom feeders of hysteria [Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong] Mass hysteria Mass hysteria Mass hysteria [Verse 2: Billie Joe Armstrong] True sounds of maniacal laughter And the deaf-mute's misleadin' the choir The punchline is a natural disaster And it's sung by the unemployed Fight fire with a riot The class war is hangin' 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" [Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong] Mass hysteria Mass hysteria Mass hysteria [Bridge: Billie Joe Armstrong] 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 fallin' A vigilante's warnin' ya Callin' Christian and Gloria [Guitar Solo] [Part III: Modern World] [Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt] 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 [Verse 1: Mike Dirnt] 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, well [Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt] 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 [Bridge: Billie Joe Armstrong] I am a nation without bureaucratic ties Deny the allegation as it's written, fuckin' lies [Guitar Solo] [Verse 2: Mike Dirnt] 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 beatin' heart That bleeds beyond a system that is fallin' apart With money to burn on a minimum wage Well, I don't give a shit about the modern age, yeah [Chorus: Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt] 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 [Outro: Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt] (Mass hysteria) I don't wanna live in the modern world (Mass hysteria) I don't wanna live in the modern world (Mass hysteria) I don't wanna live in the modern world (Mass hysteria) I don't wanna live in the modern world (Mass hysteria) I don't wanna live in the modern world (Mass hysteria) I don't wanna live in the modern world (Mass hysteria) I don't wanna live in the modern world (Mass hysteria) I don't wanna live in the modern world (Mass hysteria) I don't wanna live in the modern world (Mass hysteria) I don't wanna live in the modern world