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The four corners of the earth are peeling back
The correspondent braces for the air attack
The hard disk heats up as translators twist the fact
Bad news is coming in as fast as flaming flak

I bought a textbook in my youth and truth I found
The neighborhoods of Watts, Detroit burned to the ground
From grandstand land saw angry batsmen charge the mound
Now bats and hats give way to guns, and guns abound

I'm walking safely home
I'm using my dome, looking over my shoulder
Hoping that I'm all alone
This is a burning, burning Rome, fire getting closer to my home

This month a nuclear weapon, that one plastic gat
Senseless cruelty, rack and pillage – ‘nough of that
Now it's not just friends of friends but friends shot in backs
All arrows point to I as target next attacked

I'm walking safely home
I'm using my dome, looking over my shoulder
Hoping that I'm all alone
This is a burning, burning Rome, fire getting closer to my home

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from Eric Blowtorch and his Superpowers Flame On​!​!, released December 1, 1999

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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