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End Of The World

from Volcano by Gecko

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lyrics

I’m an insect and I’m the winner
Your world has ended
Mine’s just a beginner
You tried the pesticide
But mate the best survived
All the rest just died
It’s just me left alive
I used to know this brer
Name was the Polar bear
But when I went round his place
Now there’s no-one there
And the poor elephant
Used to be so elegant
Then all the crops just turned rotten
She used to never forget
Now she’ll just be forgotten

And I know
I know
It’s hard to take this seriously
And I know
I know
Until we’re falling in to the sea

Our time is transient
Just like the bandicoot
Everything will eventually crash
(Yeh crash bandicoot)
But like the Romans
Ancient Egyptians
Whatever drowns will first make a splash
So you had your chance
Things did get well advanced
But not enough to share around
That’s when the ruling class
Packed up their things in bags
And headed in to the clouds




So wave goodbye to the cute koala
I’m afraid you’ve ruined all of it
The only creature that’s a survivor
Is the one that lives in the sh…
Shrewdest of hiding places
You only know what you've got when its gone
I’m not crying there must be something wrong with my antenna
It’s poking me in my eyes
I’ve got no eyebrows I’ve never been surprised
Are we that different in fact though?
Granted I don't have a backbone
You call me a plague but who took all the world’s resources?
And then scorned Mother Earth
No wonder the poor girl’s exhausted
But if you want advice
I am not that guy
I’ve got five eyes
You’re having a laugh
But it would be sensible
To know how to grow vegetables
And pack the essential tools
For building a raft

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from Volcano, released October 13, 2017

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Gecko is a London based singer-storyteller, his playful lyrics cover the big things in life; think iPhones, Libraries & Guanabana fruit juice to name but a few.

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