Tom: G Verso 1: G D Am I was walking along on the ocean, G D Am I felt a fever burning up all I am, G D 'Cause if there's one thing that I can't stand, Am C G It's standing next to my fellow man. D Am Ah-ah-ah. Ah-ah-ah. Am D It's about to break. Oh. Verso 2: G D Am For the social worker at the needle exchange. G D Am For the self-medicated and the hard deranged. G D Am For the lesbians at the bakery, G D Am Saying, "Do you really hate me?" G D Am It's about to break. Refrão: G D Am Break like a fever. G D Am It's about to break. G D Am Break like a fever. Verso 3: Em D Am People looking for themselves inside of mirrors. Em D Am For not knowing why you're here. Em D Am The public appearances on the verge of tears. Em D Am When you're all played out from weed and beer. Ponte: Am Stand up let me get a look at you. D Can't we all take a wider view? (2x) Verso 4: G D Am For the evangelist with a stinger-missile, G D Am Weapons hot, thinking this will, G D Am We won't make them follow orders, G D Am For Doctors Without Borders. Am About to break. D It's about to break. Refrão 2: (Break Like a fever.) G D Am C When I see your face, I wanna be in the human race. (Break like a fever) G D Am C You're beautiful it's true, I want to be beautiful like you. (Break like a fever) G D Am C When I see your face, I wanna be in the human race. (Break like a fever) G D Am C You're beautiful it's true, I want to be beautiful like you. (Break like a fever) G D Am For a teenage mother with the baby asleep, (Break like a fever) G D Am For Africa, where life is cheap. Final: G D Am For losing faith in who you're going with, G D Am America fades into myth.