[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Upbeat Bass Groove, Hand Claps, Crunchy Rhythm Guitar, Carnival Organ Riff]
Step right up, enjoy the show
Start the sparks and watch them grow
Come… get a seat
For the latest self-defeat
[Verse 1]
[Arrangement: Driving Rock Beat, Walking Bassline, Bright Guitar Chops, Playful Keyboard Stabs]
Somebody lit a little match
Someone else said, “Watch this catch!”
Soon the crowd was ten rows deep
Taking videos instead of sleep
Warnings posted everywhere
Nobody seemed to really care
Laughter echoed through the smoke
As another safeguard broke
[Pre-Chorus]
[Arrangement: Rising Tom Fills, Organ Swell, Vocal Harmony Build, Cymbal Crescendo]
They all gathered ’round the fire
(To watch ‘er burn)
Fanning flames higher
(Ya think they’ll ever learn?)
Cheering loud
(As the heat grows hotter)
Standing proud
(While things get harder)
[Chorus]
[Arrangement: Anthemic Power Chords, Gang Vocals, Driving Drums, Thick Bass Groove]
Havin’ fun
(While Rome is burnin’)
Never done
(And never learnin’)
Laughin’ loud
(As the walls are turnin’)
Workin’ hard
(At not discernin’)
[Verse 2]
[Arrangement: Syncopated Bass Pulse, Distorted Guitar Hooks, Tight Snare Groove, Crowd Chant FX]
Round and round the wheel it goes
Everyone already knows
Yet somehow we’re still surprised
When consequences arrive
Build it up and tear it down
Pass the blame around the town
Then act shocked when history
Repeats itself repeatedly
[Refrain]
[Arrangement: Call-and-Response Vocals, Tom Drum Groove, Organ Chords, Crowd Claps]
Same mistake
(Do it again)
Same mistake
(Back to begin)
Same excuse
(Used back then)
Same result
(Again and again)
[Bridge]
[Arrangement: Half-Time Breakdown, Deep Bass Drone, Distorted Organ, Feedback Guitar Layers]
Maybe someday we’ll decide
To stop enjoying the ride
When the joke has run too long
And the punchline’s gone all wrong
[Chorus]
[Arrangement: Full Band Explosion, Double-Time Drums, Massive Vocal Stack, Harmonized Guitar Leads]
Havin’ fun
(While Rome is burnin’)
Never done
(And never learnin’)
Round and round
(The wheel keeps turnin’)
Watch it spin
(Without concernin’)
[Outro]
[Arrangement: Fading Carnival Organ, Distant Crowd Laughter, Slow Drum Decay, Crackling Fire FX]
The fire glows against the night
Everybody says it’s bright
And somewhere through the smoke and din
We prepare to do it all again.
[Refrain]
[Arrangement: Call-and-Response Vocals, Tom Drum Groove, Organ Chords, Crowd Claps]
Same mistake
(Do it again)
Same mistake
(Back to begin)
From the album “Raze“