Intro
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Verse
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We yell "revolution" before the quiet hours come
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But the roar just fades into a hum
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The whole world was watching but they don’t seem to care
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Cause a hollywood housewife just colored her hair

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There’s a reminder in the branches of the great family tree
When you’re told where to march you’re not free
All the points become pointless when leaders can’t lead
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We’re confused and we’re tired, the generation of me

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You want me to pretend things are changing
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You want me to share this with friends
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You want me to buy your stickers and t-shirts
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Another false advertisement for a dream unfulfilled
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Nothing will change when the lawless make laws
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The scourge somehow rose to the top
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As the media enthrones their chosen regime
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They'll broadcast it live to the generation of me

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Polls and projections and internet memes
Distill us into uninformed teams
Completely convinced that the other side’s wrong
So we’re lead off a cliff by our need to belong

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Want and be damned still we all want too much
Connected but so far out of touch
Endless distractions mute what we could be
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The politically corrected, generation of me

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You want me to pretend things are changing
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You want me to share this with friends
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You want me to buy your stickers and t-shirts
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Another false advertisement for a dream unfulfilled

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Nothing will change when the lawless make laws
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The scourge somehow rose to the top
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As the media enthrones their chosen regime

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They'll broadcast it live to the generation of me

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