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Why Are We Not Burning?

from Troposphere by Eric Peter Schwartz

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WHY ARE WE NOT BURNING?
words & music by E.P. Schwartz

Every day they give us
some new gadget for us to play with
it's a really funny way to
rub our noses in the shit they get away with

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain
there's an app for that I'm certain

Why are we not burning?

You can write this off as tinfoil
hat crap if it makes you feel better
but Eisenhower and Orwell got this
right down to the letter

They make us think that soul selling is the best thing we can do
then they sell it back to us for new

Why are we not burning?

Jesus Christ and Ayn Rand are at odds
but work together
while Richard Dawkins and John Lennon
can't even agree on the weather

I just sit here in my electronic glow
and I wonder if it's going to snow

Why are we not burning?

Why are we not burning and raging
in the temple and flipping tables?!
The only thing that keeps rich bones from snapping
is gizmos, cute kittens and cable

And don't think I'll be giving my goodies back
I'm bought and fat and I know it, Jack

Why are we not burning?

It's not about rich or poor or "stuff"
it's about power in the end
we give them the ability to have control
and be frictionless, my friend

"Who cares if they spying on me, I'm not doing anything wrong."
But that's what they've wanted you to feel all along!

Why are they not burning?

The pigs and the humans all dance and swirl together
at the top
And we're too happy watching Breaking Bad
to make the bastards stop

Deep down we all know they're shaking keys for the kids
while every last one of us hits the skids

Why are we not burning?

When this song is over, listener, shut off the power
go outside, ignore the screams, feel the sun, just for an hour

Don't put faith in anything but family and friends
they're the only ones who care about you in the end

Why are we not burning?

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from Troposphere, track released December 5, 2013
words & music by Eric Peter Schwartz

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Acoustic rock and some instrumental rock. Where heart and quirk collide.

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