The Burning Hell - Empty World (Official video)

"Empty World" written by Mathias Kom & The Burning Hell. Produced, recorded, and played by Jake Nicoll, Ariel Sharratt and Mathias Kom, with the unstoppable Jud Haynes on bass, and featuring Kelly McMichael, Mara Pellerin, and Krista Power on backing vocals. Mixed by Jake Nicoll. Mastered by Norman Nitzsche. From the upcoming album Garbage Island (2022, You've Changed/BB*Island) Video by Luke Woolley / Look Woolly Films [email protected] LYRICS: I wish I could hear the B52s for the very first time again Ricky and Fred, Kate, Cindy and Keith, forever and ever, amen I wish I could remember all the names of the trees that used to grow at the back of the yard And listen to the sound of the rain on the leaves, and see a raccoon’s eyes light up in the dark But it’s an empty world I wish I would’ve learned karate or at least thought about learning karate If I could’ve trained my body not to laugh at my brain I could’ve maybe trained my brain to control my body I wish I could see the lights come on one by one in a block of flats Each little square, there’s a person in there, and I’d just sit around and think about that But it’s an empty world I miss the sound of karaoke cowboys trying to sing Sweet Caroline I miss the rides I never rode on and I even miss the lines I miss the screaming of the kids on the tilt-a-whirl Don’t want to be in an empty world I miss the sound of strangers lecturing other strangers about their children I miss the different smells on every floor of my apartment building I miss the kiss of summer beaches and the filthy taste of soft-serve swirl Don’t want to be in an empty world