Verse 1 Em A fire in the forest Em Now is such an ordinary sight Em And best of luck to the poorest ones Em It’s gonna be a long fight Am Going head to head G B Em With some porous headed white knight Em It’s a fear dwelling theorist Em Deterring a new dawn Em Well, down south they’re giving birds bubble baths Em In detergent made by Dawn Am He says, “don’t take offense” G B Em With that confidential Billy Graham confidence Em Oh and lie there in your apathy Em While your daughter can’t breathe Em And images of the apocalypse Em Are flooding your TVs Am So rebel with your percents G B Em And pray you can repent for some reprieve Em Its a kid drinking medicine Em To the marching drum of Edison Em If it’s a sin to lie Em You take an eye for an eye Am Or dust for dust G B Em In the desert where you bring our trust to die Chorus D A But its all part of the process Bm A There’s nowhere safe to hide D A It’s a well-oiled machine Bm G F# Calm down, enjoy the ride Instrumental Em G F# Am Em G F# Am Em G F# Am Em G F# Am B Verse 2 Em Crosses of Calvary Em On a busy south south street Em Rise on the horizon like a high Verizon tower Am These monuments bloom G B Em Jesus Christ, Mickey Mouse, Eisenhower Em Adam and Eve Em Met in the city in July Em They f*cked down by the factory Em Now their baby’s got a third eye Am I wonder what he’ll see G B Em Once he’s glued to that TV screen Em The circus is in session now Em And the elephant’s doing tricks Em The clown had an accident Em With a set of pyrotechnics Am They didn’t break any laws G B Em The burning crowd erupts into applause Em The circus is in session now Em And the elephant’s doing tricks Em The clown had an accident Em With a set of pyrotechnics Am They didn’t break any laws G B Em The burning crowd erupting in applause Chorus D A But its all part of the process Bm A There’s nowhere safe to hide D A It’s a well-oiled machine Bm G F# Calm down, enjoy the ride Outro Em G F# Am Em G F# Am Em G F# Am Em G F# Am B
