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Hey ahooo hey-o hey-ooo
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Hey ahooo hey-o hey-ooo
[Verse 1]
FCG
I was born 16 years ago
FCG
So I know what it means to feel pain
DmCG
And I’ve lived a life, long and rich enough
DmCG
To have felt the slings and arrows of oppression
FCG
Military drums kick in at once
FCG
Because they sound triumphant and grand
DmCG
Big outdoor reverb to make it sound like we’re in a field
FCG
Like we’re some kind of marching band
[Prechorus]
DmC
Images of sporting victory
FG
Confused backdrop glamourising war
FC
But the old kind of war, not the awful 20th century kind
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Like the crusades
G
Or The American Civil War
G
Or a naval battle
N.C.
Or some roman shit
[Chorus]
FC
We Are So Young, You Are So Inspired
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We’ve come so far, we won’t be held back
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You Are So Inspired, We Are So Young
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The World is ours, we have life experience
[Verse 2]
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Drums that you’d describe as tribal
FCG
They’re so low that we don’t need a bassist
DmCG
But if you stop to think about how we’re using them
FCG
You might say it’s borderline racist
FCG
20 layers of my voice plus a choir
FCG
Because choirs sound epic and majestic
DmCG
Stereo panning at 100%
FCG
Because the wider it is, the bigger it feels
[Bridge]
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Majesty,
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Harmony,
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Victory,
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Angels
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Panoramic,
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Skydiving,
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Chocolate,
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Volcanos,
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swordfish,
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quinoa salad
E
instagram,
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Joan of Arc,
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cruciverbalist
G
The Olympics
DC
Y ahora en español
[Chorus]
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We Are So Young, You Are So Inspired
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We know nothing and yet you’re inspired
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You Are So Inspired, We Are So Young
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We’re not Naive, we know what Naive means
[Patter]
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And I’m singing in a patter cause we’re gonna drop the music
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Cause I’ve always found that setting things syllabically is memorable
CF
and wonderful that I can use so many words to say nothing at all
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High nooooooote
[Chorus]
FC
We are so young You are so inspired
FC
We’ve made so much money, you’re eating it up
FC
You are so inspired, we are so young
FC
We’re just like you, but also we’re better