1933

Stop asking musicians what they think
 He said softly as he poured himself a second drink
 And outside, the world slipped over the brink
 We all thought we had nothing to lose
 That we could trust in crossed fingers and horseshoes
 That everything would work out, no matter what we choose
 The first time it was a tragedy
 The second time it's a farce
 Outside it's 1933 so I'm hitting the bar
 But I don't know what's going on anymore
 The world outside is burning with a brand new light
 But it isn't one that makes me feel warm
 Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn
 Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn
 If I was of the greatest generation I'd be pissed
 Surveying the world that I built, slipping back into this
 I'd be screaming at my grand kids: "We already did this"
 Be suspicious of simple answers
 That shit's for fascists and maybe teenagers
 You can't fix the world if all you have is a hammer
 The first time it was a tragedy
 The second time it's a farce
 Outside it's 1933 so I'm hitting the bar
 But I don't know what's going on anymore
 The world outside is burning with a brand new light
 But it isn't one that makes me feel warm
 Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn
 Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn
 For the dawn
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 Aren't you ashamed of this? I surely hope that you are
 Living in a society that's maybe heading for Mars
 But down here we still have a shower of bastards leading the charge
 Outside it's 1933 so I am hitting the bar
 But I don't know what's going on anymore
 The world outside is burning with a brand new light
 But it isn't one that makes me feel warm
 Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn
 (Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn)
 Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn
 (Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn)
 Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn
 (Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn)
 Don't go mistaking your house burning down for the dawn