the world is on fire

The world is on fire The world is on fire And nobody seems to care. The world is on fire And the apartheid state of Israel Is bombing Palestine. Bloodlines eradicated, White supremacy instated. It's not antisemitic to acknowledge this. The world is on fire And at school, Children in the U.S. are learning to be quiet To not die In case of an active shooter. Educators expected To risk their lives As if their own are meaningless. The world is on fire And California is, too. The firefighters? Many of them are incarcerated people With no choice but to serve people Who otherwise probably wouldn't care If their skin singed to a crisp Their humanity lost like everyone else, Elusive like a two dollar bill. The world is on fire And in western North Carolina Residents are still reeling from The devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene A hundred and four lives lost, Appalachia will never be the same. The world is on fire And I guarantee you an Evangelical preacher Will get in the pulpit on Sunday And tell you, "The world is on fire because God! God is angry!" "The world is on fire because You keep answering to the devil. You attract sin." "The world is on fire because Those homosexuals keep Pushing their gay agendas." The world is on fire, turn to your neighbor and say Neighbor, you're Going to hell! The world is on fire Has anyone asked God if They're okay? The world is on fire And you're expected to Keep Showing Up. For a job that will replace you If you were to drop dead. For a job that barely makes your Ends meet. For a job where you can Make half the pay, But double the disrespect. Patrons don't care about you Blame capitalism for that. The world is on fire and Billionaires are running a Circle jerk. Idealizing their narcissistic, Megalomaniac dreams With taxpayer money. The world is on fire And like Gil Scott-Heron Once said, "The revolution will not be televised, the revolution will be live." The revolution first starts in one's mind. The world is on fire Why are we willing Ourselves to suffer When perhaps suffering Doesn't need to exist? The world is on fire The world is on fire The world is on fire I am begging you to care.