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Chords used:
A#m: 688666 / A#5: 688xxx (you can play both)
C#: x46664
D#: x68886
F#: 244322
G#: 466544
[Intro]
A#m
[Verse 1]
A#mDancing on the crumbling precipice
A#mThe rocks are coming loose just at the edge
Are we laC#ughing?
Are we crC#ying?
Are we droD#wning?
Are we deaD#d?
Or was it all a dream?A#m  
A#mThe bombs are getting closer everyday
A#m'That can never happen here' we used to say
Have these waC#rs come to our doorstep?
Has this momD#ent finally come?
Or was it all a dream?A#m  
[Chorus]
Are we not good F#enough?
Are we not brave G#enough?
Is the vioA#mlence in our nature just the image of C#our maker?
Are we not good F#enough?
Are we not brave G#enough?
To bA#mecome something greater
Than the vioC#lence in our nature?
Are we not good F#enough G#  
or was it all a dream?A#m  
[Verse 2]
A#mTo a pretty time and fate are we condemned
A#mOr maybe we're a book without an end
We're not stoC#ries, we're not actors
We're awakD#e and in control
And this is not a dreamA#m  
A#mSo can we break this mold
A#mAnd set in motion something new
Forgetting whC#at we know
An evoluD#tion overdue
Fight the cuC#rrent
Pull the the ripC#cord
Get awayD#!
[Chorus]
Are we not good F#enough?
Are we not brave G#enough?
Is the vioA#mlence in our nature just the image of C#our maker?
Are we not good F#enough?
Are we not brave G#enough?
To bA#mecome something greater
Than the vioC#lence in our nature?
Are we not good F#enough G#  A#m  
[Bridge]
G#We travel back
G#To what we take
G#We need a storm
Let's pray for raiA#mn now
To wF#ash these roads awayG#  
G#Let's get off track and wander far
Same roads reducing destinationsA#m  
Do noF#thing but show our G#heart
G#We're talking in our sleep
And sleeping through our livesA#m  
We dream of the places wF#here we never dieA#m  
We step from our shadowsF#  
And into the lightA#m  
[Chorus]
Are we not good F#enough?
Are we not brave G#enough?
Is the vioA#mlence in our nature just the image of C#our maker?
Are we not good F#enough?
Are we not brave G#enough?
To bA#mecome something greater
Than the vioC#lence in our nature?
Are we not good F#enough?
Are we not brave G#enough?
Are we not good F#enough G#  
or was it all a dream?A#m  
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The story behind the song

"The Violence" explores whether aggression is an inherent part of the human condition or a conscious choice. Inspired by the 2016 United States presidential election cycle, the lyrics question humanity's reliance on violence as a means to an end, suggesting we are capable of rejecting it. It's a powerful reflection on the origins and nature of conflict, urging listeners to consider if we are better than the destructive patterns we often fall into. The song challenges you to confront the choices that lead to aggression and division.

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