It's The End Of The World As We Know It
B.R.A.K.E. Lyrics

That's great, it starts with an earthquake
The beginning of something disastrous

Birds and snakes, and aeroplanes
Chaotic and dangerous situation with no safe place

And Lenny Bruce is not afraid
A confident and daring attitude towards potential danger

Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn
A calm moment before the storm, during which one's own thoughts can be heard

World serves its own needs
Self-interest prevails in a crisis

Don't mis-serve your own needs
Don't act against your own self-interest in a crisis

Speed it up a notch, speed, grunt, no, strength
Put in maximum effort to deal with the crisis

The ladder starts to clatter
A metaphor for things beginning to fall apart

With a fear of height, down, height
Nervousness and doubt during the crisis

Wire in a fire, represent the seven games
The situation is a test of survival, like a game with seven levels

And a government for hire and a combat site
The government may not be working for the people's best interests

Left her, wasn't coming in a hurry
Someone has abandoned their duty during the crisis

With the Furies breathing down your neck
Feeling constantly threatened during the crisis

Team by team, reporters baffled, trumped, tethered, cropped
Media is struggling to keep up with the rapidly developing crisis

Look at that low plane, fine, then
Observing dangerous events happening around you

Uh oh, overflow, population, common group
Overcrowding exacerbating the crisis situation

But it'll do, save yourself, serve yourself
Self-preservation is essential in a crisis

Listen to your heart bleed
Feeling emotional pain during the crisis

Tell me with the Rapture and the reverent in the right, right
Questioning religious beliefs during a crisis

You vitriolic, patriotic, slam fight, bright light
Strong emotions, including anger and a desire to fight, during a crisis

Feeling pretty psyched
Feeling energized in a challenging situation

Six o'clock, T.V. hour, don't get caught in foreign tower
Be careful not to be trapped or isolated during the crisis

Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn
Desperate measures and self-reflection during a crisis

Lock him in uniform, book burning, bloodletting
Reminiscent of totalitarianism and oppression during a crisis

Every motive escalate, automotive incinerate
Everything seems to be getting worse and more intense

Light a candle, light a motive, step down, step down
Trying to find hope and solutions during a crisis

Watch your heel crush, crush, uh oh
A warning to be careful during the crisis

This means no fear, cavalier, renegade and steering clear
A fearless and independent approach to the crisis

A tournament, a tournament, a tournament of lies
A competition of deceit and manipulation during the crisis

Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline
Rejecting attempts to find solutions during the crisis

The other night I drifted nice continental drift divide
A personal experience and reflection during the crisis

Mountains sit in a line, Leonard Bernstein
A surreal and unsettling image during the crisis

Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs
Names of influential figures from different realms of culture and politics

Birthday party, cheesecake, jellybean, boom
Surreal and unrelated images during the crisis

You symbiotic, patriotic, slam but neck, right, right
An ambiguous phrase, possibly criticizing nationalism and conformity

It's the end of the world as we know it
The situation is dire and things will never be the same

and I feel fine
Despite the chaos and danger, there is a sense of acceptance and calm