About to Break

I was walking alone on the ocean

I felt a fever burning up all I am

'Cause if there's one thing that I can't stand

It's standing next to my fellow man, ah

It's about to break, oh

For the social worker at the needle exchange

For the soft medicated and the hard deranged

For the lesbians at the bakery

Saying, "Do you really hate me?"

It's about to break

Break like a fever

It's about to break

Break like a fever

People looking for themselves without mirrors

Well, not knowing why you're here

Public appearance is the verge of tears

When you're out, you get off on weed and beer

Stand up now, let me look at you

Can we all take a part of you?

Stand up now, let me look at you

Can we all take a part of you?

You're dangerous with a stinger, missile

Weapons hot, thinking this will

We won't make them follow orders

Doctors without borders

It's about to break

It's about to break

Break like a fever

When I see your face, I wanna be in the human race

(Break like a fever)

You're beautiful, it's true, I wanna be beautiful life you

When I see your face, I wanna be in the human race

For the teenage mother with the baby asleep

For apricot when life is cheap

For losing faith

America fades into myth