Story Behind The Song

Created with nostalgia from the Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong, Sly Stone, Gamble & Huff type social awareness grooves.

Song Description

Like "Ball of Confusion" (1970 Temptations, Motown-Gordy) we are aware that the world is taking an unsettling turn, we're just not sure where we're headed and we want to know "What is the world coming to?"

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Lead 1]
Politicians for sale, people in despair,
War vets are homeless, nobody seems to care.
Inflation on the rise, crime at all-time highs,
Price of gas rising, another child has died.

[Verse 2: Lead 2]
When will we open our eyes,
When we see fire in the skies?
Are we just here for the ride,
Led by the devil in disguise?

[Chorus: All Leads]
What is this world coming to?
Is there a future for me and you?
Is life a parallax view?
What is the world coming to?

[Verse 3: Lead 3]
Urban traffic is a mess,
My beard is gray from the stress.
Afraid to turn on the TV set,
Fake news, political views, that's all you get.

[Verse 4: Lead 4]
Prophecy says it'll be brother vs brother,
And we have zero respect for one another.
Idolatry and self-lovers, the word is clear,
Is the end near? I have those fears.

[Bridge: Lead 5]
Far-off drumbeats of war,
Soldiers will die without knowing what for.
Many just children, far away from home,
Frightens me to the bone, to the bone.

[Chorus: All Leads]
What is this world coming to?
What does it all mean to me and to you?
What is this world coming to?
Can we find hope when we feel so blue?

[Verse 5: Lead 1]
We're tired of promises made with a smile,
Empty words drifting in the pile.
A song in the key of desperation's tune,
Will we rise together, or we stand to lose?

[Verse 6: Lead 2]
Unity in struggle can lift up our soul,
We've been beaten down, but we still have control.
Let's turn our pain into power and light,
We'll fight for our future, and we'll do it right.

[Chorus: All Leads]
What is this world coming to?
We won't sit back, it's time to breakthrough.
What is this world coming to?
Together we can make our dreams come true.

[Outro: All Leads]
What is this world coming to?
Let's take a stand, for me and you.
What is this world coming to?
A brighter day is waiting for me and you.