Story Behind The Song
Environmental disaster
Song Description
Our modern lifestyle is killing the planet
| Song Length |
3:20 |
Genre |
Rock - Punk, Rock - Ska |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Tense, Heated |
Subject |
World, Evolution |
| Similar Artists |
The Clash, The Sex Pistols |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
Intro Dm part run down (Bb. A, G, F) * 4 Guitar -
Dm with full run down Full run down (Bb. A, G, F , E, C, D)
A Flame in your eyes, The heat starts to rise
By slow degrees
The world starts to turn a fire starts to burn
Let it be
Verse 1
C Dm F G
Modern Life, Entertaining, Full Of Opportunity
C Dm F G
Everybody, scared of failing, Everybody, including me
C Dm F G
I can't fake it. I don't want to know
C Dm F G
They say that life is what you make it
Bb C
I don't know I don't know
Chorus
Dm F C Dm
City lights,
F G
Lonely nights in a daze in a whirl
Barren heights
Fahrenheit in a centigrade world
City lights
Lonely nights in a daze in a whirl
Barren heights
Fahrenheit in a centigrade - world
Full Dm Run Down (Bb. A, G, F , E, C, D)
Dm climb ^ 2 (D, E,F,G,A,C,D) Guitar and sax
Verse 2
C Dm F G
Modern life, Encapsulating,
C Dm F G
Quicksilver mercury
C Dm F G
Keep a watch on your credit rating
C Dm F G
Your being murdered by degrees
C Dm F G
I don't rate it
I don't keep the score
When Fahrenheit is centigraded
Bb C
Uniform, Uniform
Chorus
Solo (guitar/sax) over Verse chords
Chorus
End on Dm full rundown (Bb. A, G, F , E, C, D)