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As The World Burns

by Terence Kumpf

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As the world burns
I can’t seem to find my phone
There’s no one to call
And no one to send pics home

As the world burns
I don’t know which way to turn
Who should I trust?
And will we never learn

(break)

As the world burns
And we turn the other cheek
Our complicity in our own demise
Speaks volumes of the weak

And the spineless, who are they?
And should we even care
If the meek inherit the Earth
I reckon their plates are bound to be bare

Refrain:
‘Cause division and hatred
Are devised to divide
We slit our own throats for scraps
While the rich just wine and dine

(break)

Paradise is burning
And there’s no water left to drink
We teeter on the verge now
Yawning into the brink

What will we leave the future
And what will we tell the past?
We couldn’t see that train coming
Barreling down our own neglected tracks

Refrain:
‘Cause division and hatred
Are devised to divide
We slit our own throats for scraps
While the rich just wine and dine

(break)

Where are the prophets now
And should we heed their calls?
I hear they’re working two jobs on the weekend
Going door to door

Pushing their feeble samples
Promises of a cure
Lining their own pockets
Hypocrisy de jure

Refrain:
As the world burns
And we sit upon our thrones
I got mine, F all y’all
Go out and get your own

(solo)

As the world burns
Follow the signs of the seal
Deep down in our heart of hearts
We know it’s about to get real

So give thanks for your fortune
Your family and your friends
The lucky man is that man
Who runs with them till the end

Till the end…
The macro in the micro
The micro in the macro
...Till the end

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released February 3, 2020
Written, recorded, and produced by Terence Kumpf, Organica-Chemnitz, Fall 2019

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I record in a variety of sounds and styles and release on Organica Recordings.

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