Graham Coxon: Thank god for the rain

Saw the news in the afternoon'Nother war will be coming soonMan ripped up like a piece of paperWith his wife looking on and no one to help herHammill says we're still in the dark agesWith people's greed and hating ragesThe world don't learn so the world will burnThe world will burn cause the world won't learnLooks like I'm gonna build my shelter againSuch a messed up world we're living in todayThank God for the rain, maybe it'll wash that scum awayStreets ain't safe in this town no moreA girl get hassled at her front doorViolence rising out of handCan't bring the kids up in this landGetting mugged on your way homeBy kids with masks and knifes they ownHow long will it be till they got a gunAnd hoot you down just like a dog for funLooks like I'm gonna build my shelter againSuch a messed up world we're living in todayThank God for the rain, maybe it'll wash that scum awayThought my sensitivity would be smashed, by some inner city wisdom trashInstead my own phobia centricity is growing out of every bit of meI like my home I don't want to move but maybe I'll be forced soonTo lock the doors and board up the windowsLooks like I'm gonna build my shelter againSuch a messed up world we're living in todayThank God for the rain, maybe it'll wash that scum awayPeople die and nature replacesYou see the lives in all the facesOf so-called lunatics and basket casesWho'd hang themselves with their shoe lacesThey have no place in the rat raceAs a society which just misplacesPuts more importance on money not facesAnd have its sleeves filled with all the acesLooks like I'm gonna build my shelter againSuch a messed up world we're living in todayThank God for the rain, maybe it'll wash that scum away