Bad Religion
The Defense
The Process Of Belief (2002)

< b  f♯ g a g f♯ b  (à l'envers)

B5B5B5C5C5B5B5B5B5C5C5B5B5B5B5B5  x 4  w/ mélodie

Nothing comes easier than madness in the world today
Mass paranoia is a mode not a melody
Yeah I'd like to watch all thousand cable channels but there's nothing on
And my high speed connection's monitored daily by the pentagon            fin: C5 /D5 C5

  These things are seldom what they seem                        w/ b e à vide, C5 /D5 C5
                        D5     F5             B5
  I'm not inclined to enjoy my dreams - won't go away

        E5
    (No peace) no peace (and no friends) no friends
        G5
    (We trace) we trace the mortal edge
               D5
    (With no defense) to state the obvious
    B5            C5  D5
    This world is perilous for us

    No sense (no sense) and no guide (no guide)
    Ain't it beautiful to be alive
    (Yeah right) I won't resign before the struggle ends
    So I'll construct this sound defense

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B5B5B5C5C5B5B5B5B5C5C5B5B5B5B5B5  x 4  (1-2: w/ mélodie, 3-4: doux)

We are the prey and culture is the predator
I'm running out of time where conditions are positional
Shadows of a doubt cast reluctance and depravity
There's got to be a way to overcome this grim reality

  Is there an option left for me
  I'm not immune to despondency - there's no way

    Refrain

(feedback + drum)

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E5  e e d d c c b b

Am                        Am/G
There's a signpost on the corner
                       Am/F♯
And it keeps everybody safe
                        E5     e f♯ g g♯
We were all made in the shade

And your mother's in the kitchen
Where she's patching all the cracks in the wall
                            F        B5
We never had to care in the world, a-a-ah

E5  G5  D5  B5  C5 D5  w/ solo

    (No shade) too much to sacrifice (and no light) it's hard to recognize
    (Just black) just a compromise (and white)o f purely deadly alibis
    (My plans) it's combinational (designs) the pressure so intense
    So I'll construct this sound defense

    (No way) nothing's plainer than the madness in the world today
    (No sign) I must conceal myself and steal myself and break away
    (No grace) I seek initiatives in matters that are black and white
    (No sense) so I'll construct this sound defense

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