Working on a concept album where the state of the world is the theme and were I believe we are headed
songwriter
soft rock
singers
protest song
relevant
serious parody
Story behind the song
Even though this song is still relevant I believed it needs a little more modernization.
Lyrics
Headed for Destruction [Serious Parody of Eve of Destruction]
[Verse 1]
The Eastern world is still explodin',
violence flares, and we're reloadin',
are whole bloody world is corrodin',
meanwhile, coastal land is erodin',
and the fish in lakes and seas are belly floatin'.
[Chorus]
But you tell me, over and over and over again, my friend.
That you don't believe we're headin' for destruction.
[Verse 2]
Don't try to turn away and listen to what I'm sayin'.
Get off your hands and knees and stop your prayin'.
Maybe it's your God who now is betrayin'.
As the planet that we're on is slowly flayin',
and all because we ignored all the naysayin'.
[Chorus]
But you tell me, over and over and over again, my friend.
That you don't believe we're headin' for destruction.
[Verse 3]
Sittin' in my room, angry and frustrated,
what we're going through is not that complicated.
When I look around, I am so devastated,
and what we're losin' now can't be duplicated,
and what we're seein' now is not overrated.
[Chorus]
But you tell me, over and over and over again, my friend,
That you don't believe we're headin' for destruction.
[Verse 4]
Is what your seein' now what you hoped for?
The world where you lived isn't that world anymore.
We haven't stopped killing, and we haven't stopped the wars.
Now the planet's fightin' back. It is getting off the floor.
And now we're in a race to see who can kill more.
[Chorus]
But you tell me, over and over and over again, my friend,
That you don't believe we're headin' for destruction.
Copyright (c) 2023 by Douglas Murphy