[Dead Weight]

Just Like An Atom Bomb

I gotta go
Take cover now before the cold winds blow
But I gotta know
Tell me now where did all the good times go
We had a flow
Came back for some more and they had to say no
And called in the debtors

We had a ball
Didn’t expect to hear the curtain-call
And when they called
They took all back and a little bit more
But after all
You don’t seem to be hurting at all
In fact you seem even better

The system worked
Looking through the bottom of a champagne glass
But all it took
Was some jerks like you for it to all come crashing down
And now we’ll pay
Like a million times over for the damage done today
You’re just like an atom bomb

You’re doing well
In fact you’re looking the picture of health
But wouldn’t it help
Maybe if you could share some of the wealth
But there you yell
Turning around trying to blame everyone else
Well you won’t be forgotten

The system worked
Looking through the bottom of a champagne glass
But all it took
Was some jerks like you for it to all come crashing down
And now we’ll pay
Like a thousand tomorrows for the damage done today
You’re just like an atom bomb

So we’re gonna run at you
Run at you
Yeah we’re gonna run at you
Run at you

The system sucks
When you’re searching to the bottom of a garbage can
And for all I took
It seems to me that you’re kicking me all over town
And now we’ll pay
For the rest of our lives while you simply walk away
You’re just like an atom bomb

So we gonna run at you
Run at you
Run at you
Run...

[S.T.C]

Pretty good verses.........

[Sellon]

This is fucking excellent man, legit, so many strong rhymes and a lot of good metaphors, but in the right places, its consistently good, and that's pretty rare because usually only parts of lyrics are good, and the meaning is strong man, I think you have talent, for real, i'd actually like to see more from you man, you got a good mind.

[AKingsMercury]

Cool!

I really like your writing. Could you explain how you approached this text? Where have you started out?

[Dead Weight]

Many thanks to Sellon and Akings for their positive feedback.

This song started with the first lines of the chorus (which simply jumped into my head) and developed through the primary concept; that most of us did not cause the credit crunch, but most of us are paying over and over again for the fallout.

Sellon - Thanks oh so much.  You have swept away so much self-doubt.  I think you see that I have agonised over each line.  I tried to make each word count.  There was a 4th verse to this song, but I did not see it as being as strong as the other verses, so I dropped it.