I need a sound that's too loud to ignore I wanna dance in the path of the storm When they came, I didn't say a thing So I was sleeping when they came for me Oh, oh, whoa, oh Oh, oh, whoa, oh I woke up to a world hypnotized To its power, I shielded my eyes So slow, nobody's noticing Tide rising right around our feet Oh, oh, whoa, oh Oh, oh, whoa, oh I chased the sound, 'cause the sound, well, it's never failed me I feel the clouds hover over me And now I'm trying, but I can't see All the good right in front of me Why does it feel like we're constantly Oh, in a state of emergency? Though we all understand what the story's about Till we all shake our heads, stamp our feet, scream and shout, hey I saw it coming from across the sea So I was ready when it came for me Whoa, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh It's breaking down, all around, while we sit here waiting We're burning light impatiently And now I'm trying, but I can't see All the good right in front of me Sometimes, it feels like we're constantly Oh, in a state of emergen—, a state of emergency I'm digging for sunlight, I'm crawling for rain I'm begging for something to lessen the pain I'm buried alive, but I still hear my name Oh, my name, oh, whoa Whoa, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh I'm trying, but I can't see All the good right in front of me Why does it feel like we're constantly In a state of emergency? A state of emergency A state of emergency A state of emergen—, a state of emergency Whoa, oh, oh, oh