Come Gather Round

Come gather 'round and listen
If you can get that near
If not, we'll use a microphone
So that all poor souls can hear

And hold hands in a circle
Or stare bored straight ahead
Rejoice in your rebellion
Or wish you were in bed

Come gather 'round and listen
Or watch it on the screen
The campfire burned out long ago
The songs all got obscene

And left us with some rich kids
Trying hard to be sincere
Why don't you let it fly straight out the other
After going in one ear

Come gather 'round
(Come gather 'round)
From the kings and the queens on down
(Come gather 'round)
If you listen close, you can hear the sound
(Come gather 'round)
Of a human voice saying, "Come gather 'round
Come gather 'round"

So listen to my story
I haven't yet begun
We have to cut through so much crap
Just to have a little fun

And who are we now anyway
To even earn the name?
We're so convinced we're different
That it makes us all the same

Come gather 'round
(Come gather 'round)
From the kings and the queens on down
(Come gather 'round)
If you listen close, you can hear the sound
(Come gather 'round)
Of a human voice saying, "Come gather 'round
Come gather 'round"

Don't fall for the new maturity
It ain't real but they just call it integrity
Please don't grow up
Please blow up your TV

Come all you desperate rebels
And hang your heads in shame
For those who live in self-contempt
With just themselves to blame

And for those who can, who do nothing
For those who can't, who succeed
To cry out, "Bloody murder"
In the moment that they bleed

Come gather 'round
(Come gather 'round)
From the kings and the queens on down
(Come gather 'round)
If you listen close, you can hear the sound
(Come gather 'round)
Of a human voice saying, "Come gather 'round

Come gather 'round
(Come gather 'round)
From the kings and the queens on down
(Come gather 'round)
If you listen close, you can hear the sound
(Come gather 'round)
Of a human voice saying, "Come gather 'round
Come gather 'round"

Come gather 'round
Come gather 'round
Come gather 'round
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