Waiting For The World

From Nottingham's Jake Bugg's October 4th 2024 album 'A Modern Day Distraction' https://www.jakebugg.com Man, I’ve had it up to here – trashed my hopes and fed my fears ,” spits Jake Bugg on ‘Instant Satisfaction’’ – the polemic centre-piece that gives its name to the Nottingham troubadour’s fiery and engaged sixth album: ‘A Modern Day Distraction’. “And if it was up to me, I’d wish away all the greed – how much do we really need?” As Bugg puts it, it’s a punchy state-of-the-nation lament for the most in-need, looking for anything to lift them out of the pummeling trudge of the everyday. “We’re taught as young children that we’re supposed to be equal, then you grow up and realise we’re not,” says Bugg. “People choose not to point the finger where it should be pointed. Instead, they go for the easier target. That’s unjust to me. In Britain, you get punched in the face and go, ‘Ah, that’s the way it is’. You’re supposed to suck it up and get on with life. ‘It could be worse’, they say.” Refusing to bury his own head in the sand, Bugg’s back with a return to his roots on the shamelessly rock-driven ‘A Modern Day Distraction’ – a record that turns up the noise while shining a light on the injustice he’s seen dealt to the family and friends he grew up with. - https://www.mbcpr.com/artists/jake-bugg/

[Verse 1] Time flies, blink of an eye My life passing me by Waiting for a change of luck 'Cause staying alive is all I've got I'm done with being nothing Just wanna feel something [Verse 2] I got so many ways that I can waste my time I've been sleeping all day and staying up all night Getting out my head to keep me outta my mind Taking anything with anyone I can find So done with being nothing Just wanna feel something [Chorus] I've been waiting, waiting for the world But the world won't wait for me And I'm so tired of waiting for the world 'Cause it ain't doing nothing for me [Verse 3] Sparks fly, there's a riot inside Flying off the handle and I don't know why Looking for a future, all I'm seeing is red I hear tick tock, there's a bomb in my head I'm done with being nothing Just wanna feel something [Chorus] I've been waiting, waiting for the world But the world won't wait for me And I'm so, so tired of waiting for the world 'Cause it ain't doing nothing for me [Bridge] Everybody's telling me that I'm my own worst enemy But apathy or destiny, I need to see what's on the other side [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] And I'm so tired of waiting for the world 'Cause it ain't doing nothing for me Ain't doing nothing for me 'Cause it ain't doing nothing for me