State Of Emergency

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
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
I woke up to a world hypnotized
To it's power, I shielded my eyes
So slow, nobody's noticing
Tide rising right around our feet
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-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 (whoa-oh-oh-oh)
All the good right in front of me (whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Why does it feel like we're constantly (whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Oh, in a state of emergency? (Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Though we all understand what the story's about
'Til 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 (whoa-oh-oh-oh)
All the good right in front of me (whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Sometimes, it feels like we're constantly (whoa-oh-oh-oh)
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, 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? (Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
A state of emergency (whoa-oh-oh-oh)
A state of emergency (whoa-oh-oh-oh)
A state of emergen-, a state of emergency
Whoa-oh-oh-oh