[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Up and down the shining aisles
A
The all-night grocery store on Melrose
F#m
Dozens of us exiles from the mother-ship
A B
The whole wide Western world is at our fingertips
E
The while moon hangs high above the city
A
And while the night begins to flex its jaws
F#m
We meet up like a loos-knit congregation
A B
Or like spies who need to pass on information
[Chorus]
G#m F#m
How much longer are we supposed to stay alive?
A B E
Gathering by the Portuguese sardines in aisle five
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[Verse]
E
Mounds of California avocados
A
Like offerings to an unresponsive god
F#m A
I wore my suit from Hong Kong to the store tonight
B
'Cause it fits me just right
E
And suddenly the lights out in the parking lot
A
Begin to burst like sodas under pressure
F#m
One by one they throw themselves against the night sky
A B
And almost unremarked upon the moment passes by
[Bridge]
C#m
Though one or two of us
Am
Point our fingers outside
A B
Eyes glazed, mouths wide
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[Verse]
E
Listening to that still small voice within us
A
Doesn't seem to do us any good
F#m
Try to take that in stride
A B
And try to let the moment slide
E
And we fiddle with our cellphones
A
Until our thumbs are sore
F#m
And the music on the speakers overhead
A B
Is fainter than the voices of the dead
[Chorus]
G#m F#m
How much longer are we supposed to stay alive?
A B E
Gathering by the Portuguese sardines in aisle five
[Outro]
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