Modern Day Catastrophists Lyrics
listen to the warnings
verify all your fears
there's a world outside
that's ready to blow
and we're all to blame
when it finally explodes
you gotta listen up
gotta listen to what
they're telling you
gotta listen up and think
about what they're saying to you
they're the
they've got practical solutions
(know all the right equations)
they're the self-appointed
righteous pragmatists
and they know 50 ways
to save the world
what makes you think
you can cure our disease?
maybe its just our biology
maybe its time to make room
for another species
this is the 21st Century
Anyone know why this song says "this is the 21st Century" when it was released in 1993?
Subvert, because the song was writting thinking in future...
I see.
I love this song, underrated as fuck, like most of Recipe for Hate.
Great song, and one of my favorites from Recipe for Hate. I noticed the lyrics were left out of the second verse (as they are on most web pages). The only ones I could find online with that verse said:
Temperature is rising, but the odorous way It'll bury us alive in what we throw away If we don't reuse most of our debris Our kids can't go where nothing for free
I never thought that made sense or really sounded right, so I slowed it down in media player and it really sounds like this:
Temperature is rising but the odorous way Will bury us alive in what we throw away If we don't resuse most of our debris Our kids can't go with a carbon copy
Anyway, that part makes more sense to me. If we don't do something about the state of our environment, eventually the following generations will be forced to try to fix our mistakes or just have to deal with the consequences.
I also like the sarcastic tone of the song, in lines like "they're the self-appointed righteous pragmatists, and they know 50 ways to save the world". Whether man-made problems or natural ones, there are some things such as climate change that we may be unable to change.
What if he's not being sarcastic? It may seem sarcastic, but in a lot of ways Bad Religion is a band of such people. Modern Day Catastrophists. Also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophism
What if he's not being sarcastic? It may seem sarcastic, but in a lot of ways Bad Religion is a band of such people. Modern Day Catastrophists. Also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophism
activists.