Sing us a song of the century Seems like American Eulogy The dawn of my love and conspiracy Forgotten hope and the class of '13 Tell me a story into that goodnight Sing us a song for me Hysteria Mass hysteria Mass hysteria Mass hysteria 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 screaming And the wealth is asphyxiating Mass confusion is all the new rage And that's creating a feeding ground for the bottom feeders of hysteria Mass hysteria Mass hysteria Mass hysteria True sounds of maniacal laughter And the deaf mute's misleading the choir The punchline is a natural disaster, and it's sung by the unemployed Fight fire with a riot The class war is hanging 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" Mass hysteria Mass hysteria Mass hysteria 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 falling The vigilantes warning ya Calling Christian and Gloria 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 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 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 I am a nation without bureaucratic ties Deny the allegation as it's written Fucking lies Well, I wanna take a ride through 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 beating heart That bleeds beyond a system that is falling apart With money to burn on a minimum wage Well, I don't give a shit about the modern age 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 (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