Don't let it bring you down, It's only castles burning...

[Junkdrawer]

Old man lying by the side of the road
With the lorries rolling by,
Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load
And the building scrape the sky,
Cold wind ripping down the allay at dawn
And the morning paper flies,
Dead man lying by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes.

Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning,
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around.

Blind man running through the light of the night
With an answer in his hand,
Come on down to the river of sight
And you can really understand,
Red lights flashing through the window in the rain,
Can you hear the sirens moan?
White cane lying in a gutter in the lane,
If you're walking home alone.

Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning,
Just find someone who's turning
And you will come around.

Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning,
Just find someone who's turning
And you will come around.


The collapse of the Empire is now in hyperdrive. What will replace it?

[catbyte]

1. Wow

I don't know. I'm still in the grips of disbelief and despair.

Diane
Anishnabe in MI

[dbt]

2. From The Great Prophet Fogerty:

Last night
I saw a fire burning on
The palace lawn.
O'er the land
The humble subjects watched in mixed
Emotion.

CHORUS:
Who is burnin'?
Who is burnin'?
Effigy.
Who is burnin'?
Who is burnin'?
Effigy.

Last night
I saw the fire spreadin' to
The palace door.
Silent majority
Weren't keepin' quiet
Anymore.

CHORUS

Last night
I saw the fire spreadin' to
The country side.
In the mornin'
Few were left to watch
The ashes die.

[anarch]

3. oh, I expect the collapse will last several decades

the rich will build actual castles, most likely, to keep out the rabble


then a century or so of chaos


eventually a return to a less populated, agrarian society


that, or some unforeseen technological or outside influence might change things some other way, who knows?

[zeemike]

4. Great song by the way.

But it is not what will replace it it has already been replaced with an oligarchy...
But this one is different because it is global...and probably sees a reduction in the population as a solution to it's problems....and so war and conflict will get wider.
But for those that have paid attention to the prophesies in the bible...this is how it happens...we create a beast and it devours the whole world.