This song is part of the 'Hard Luck trilogy' taken from the 3RD REALM, PART 3 album

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This song was inspired by recent news events effecting the world and this country and the frustration caused by these events.

WATCHING THE WORLD BURN
VERSE: Once again fighting a war
Just like thirty years before
Contractors are getting rich
Deployed for the third time, what a bi***
From roadside bombs, soldiers die
War machine sucking the country dry
No one knows where this is going
Or how much money, we are blowing.
CHORUS: News events make my stomach churn
Some days, I like to watch the world burn
Bad news everywhere you turn
Some days, I like to watch the world burn
Watching it burn.
Watching it burn.
Just watching it burn.
Just watching it burn.
VERSE: Banks from mismanagement starting to fail
To save the economy, looking for a bail
Track records shows they can’t manage money
Giving them more, seems kind of funny
They’ve proven that they can’t win
So we want to feed them again?
Why not let them crash
Time to take out the trash

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VERSE: Auto makers are in deep trouble
Can’t continue to live in a bubble
Bailing them out doesn’t seem too bright
After all, Darwin was right
Building big cars that no one wants to buy
Maybe it’s time for them to die
After thirty years, they didn’t learn
Light a match and watch them burn
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