Eve of destruction

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The Eastern world, it is explodin',
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violence flarin', and bullets loadin'.
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You're old enough to kill, but not for votin',
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you don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin'?
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And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin'.
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But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
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ah, you don't believe we're on the `Eve of Destruction'.





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Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say?
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Can't you feel the fear that I'm feelin' today?
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If the button is pushed there's no running away,
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There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave.
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Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you boy,
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But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
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ah, you don't believe we're on the `Eve of Destruction'.







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My blood's so mad feels like coagulatin',
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I'm sittin' here just contemplatin'.
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You can't twist the truth it knows no regulation,
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and a handful of Senators don't pass legislation.
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Marches alone can't bring integration,
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when human respect is disintegratin'.
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This whole crazy world is just too frustratin',
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But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
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ah, you don't believe we're on the `Eve of Destruction'.






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Think of all the hate there is in Red China,
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then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
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Ah, you may leave here for four days in space,
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but when you return, it's the same old place.
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The pounding of the drums, the pride and disgrace,
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you can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace,
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hate your next door neighbour, but don't forget to say grace,
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But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
F G C F G
ah, you don't believe we're on the `Eve of Destruction'.
C F G C Am
But you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
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ah, you don't believe we're on the `Eve of Destruction'.