Public Enemy - Eve of Destruction lyrics
[Public Enemy - Eve of Destruction lyrics]
The eastern world, it is explodin'
Violence flarin' and bullets loadin'
You're old enough to kill, but not for votin'
And that Jordan River has bodies floatin'
But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say
Can't you feel the fears
That I'm feelin' today?
If the button is pushed
There's no runnin' away
There'll be no one to save with
The world in a grave
Take a look around ya boy
It's bound to scare ya boy
But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
My blood's so mad, it feels like coagulatin'
I'm sitting here just contemplatin'
You can't twist the truth
It knows no regulation
And a handful of senators
Can't pass legislation
And marches alone can't bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin'
Now this whole crazy world
Is just too frustratin'
But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
People I hate, that's understood
It will make stuff hard to under
Was feeling blooded to human race
If you win your war it's the same old place
The poundin' drums, the pride and disgrace
You can bury your dead
But don't leave a trace
Hate your next door neighbor
But don't forget to say grace
But tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe we're on the eve of
But tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
Yeah, you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
Violence flarin' and bullets loadin'
You're old enough to kill, but not for votin'
And that Jordan River has bodies floatin'
But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say
Can't you feel the fears
That I'm feelin' today?
If the button is pushed
There's no runnin' away
There'll be no one to save with
The world in a grave
Take a look around ya boy
It's bound to scare ya boy
But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
My blood's so mad, it feels like coagulatin'
I'm sitting here just contemplatin'
You can't twist the truth
It knows no regulation
And a handful of senators
Can't pass legislation
And marches alone can't bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin'
Now this whole crazy world
Is just too frustratin'
But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
People I hate, that's understood
It will make stuff hard to under
Was feeling blooded to human race
If you win your war it's the same old place
The poundin' drums, the pride and disgrace
You can bury your dead
But don't leave a trace
Hate your next door neighbor
But don't forget to say grace
But tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe we're on the eve of
But tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
You don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
Yeah, you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction