Key: D major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I could
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use some understanding
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But couldn't we all?
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I'm gonna put myself in your
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shoes and walk tall
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Once I tried to be a loser
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There's money there too
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There's a myth -maker's
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market to bury you
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Of the night,
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I say nothing that isn't old
and cliche
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But when I wake up in the morning,
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it's a real
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The patient voice of the announcer
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Tells me what hour is best
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But what time it is in real time
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Can you guess?
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The clock was ticking,
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C
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moon shadows off the walls
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An d I was dreaming of
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Hawaiian waterfalls
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An d then I woke to a
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business call
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Take a look at these new figures,
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they can't possibly be right
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They say the whole thing's gonna fall down,
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overnight
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Maybe I'm overreacting,
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or just acting out
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But there's a lot of bad actors
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with some heavy clout
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They say the end is coming
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But it's not really here
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What's gonna happen in
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the meantime is what I fear
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They're going to load us down with
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software and virtual reality
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They think our systems are compatible
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but in real time don't agree
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The clock was ticking,
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moon shadows of the wall
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And I was dreaming of
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Hawaiian waterfalls
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An d then I woke to a business call
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I see the future through stained glass,
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and hearing aids for the young, a universe of
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aging celebrities on the run.
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It's made for
TV movies,
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repackaged compact discs
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They call it home entertainment,
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it's the same old shit
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Why don't we try to get quiet
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and try to read a book
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It don't matter if it's the
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Bible or learning how to cook
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Andy said, come the fu ture,
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there's 15 minutes of fame
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You wanna be famous in real time,
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you gotta be insane
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The clock was ticking,
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moon shadows off the wall
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And I was dreaming of
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Hawaiian waterfalls
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And then I woke to a business call
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F#
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Thank you forwatch
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ing!
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