The battle of backing tracks and laptops continues, with Falling in Reverse‘s Ronnie Radke serving up a not-so-veiled shot at Sebastian Bach in the band’s “Watch the World Burn” after the two musicians feuded on Twitter last fall over the back tracks debate. In fact, in the new video, a Bach look-alike is seen being dropped by a laptop falling from the sky.
It’s part of a no holds barred new song and video from Falling in Reverse titled “Watch the World Burn” in which Radke calls out his detractors for being obsessive while he battles his demons and using his lyrical flow to call out his enemies and take back his life.
For those who need a refresher, after Falling in Reverse cancelled an appearance at the WIIL Rock Fest last September because their laptops went missing, SiriusXM host Eddie Trunk then went on a rant about live rock shows not really being live due to the use of backing tracks and laptops. When Radke countered, Bach jumped into the argument taking the lead as the two musicians then argued back and forth in a heated debate on social media over the use of backing tracks and laptops. In the months since, Radke has continually backed his stance on the use of backing tracks and laptops within the band’s performances.
Within the video itself, Radke is seen escaping an exploding plane, crashing to the ground below and emerging on the streets where a character closely resembling Bach is felled by what appears to be a laptop falling from the sky. This comes during a portion of the song in which Radke sings, “Death is calling / So appalling / tightrope walking / Now I’m falling down / Like missiles falling from the sky / Come and save us / The pain and sorrow no tomorrows / Here today but gone tomorrow.”
Get a closer look at the “Watch the World Burn” lyrics and video below, and if you like the song, it’s currently available via multiple platforms at this location.
Falling in Reverse, “Watch the World Burn” Lyrics
I got voices in my head again, tread carefully
And I don’t medicate it helps me temporarily
I got problems I got issues yea apparently
Trauma that I’m Burying
I think I need some therapy
I battle depression
I’m back with a message
I’m asking the question
That if you hate me
Why you actin obsessive?
I’m past the point of no return
Fuck bein passive aggressive
I’ll brandish a weapon
And teach all you motherfuckers a lesson
I actually battle my demons and shadows
They swim in the deep and creep in the shallows
I’m lost,
I gotta admit that I’m livin the life that I’ve Always wanted but it comes at a cost
They’re lickin their chops
Their fixin to rip me a part
I’m swimming with sharks
I’m liftin the bar
I’m liftin it into the stars
I’m like a shot of adrenaline
Mixed with some riddlin
You started a battle but bitch ima finish it
you think you can stop me not even a lil bit
Nowadays everybody’s so sensitive
Taking my words and you pick it a part
trippin on nothin just get in the car
Grippin n rippin im stickin the mark
I’m tippin the chartsI got enemies trying to get rid of me
Evil tendencies are fucking with me mentally
I got people that don’t like me in the industry I can feel your energy you are not a friend to me
cause
I have been to places that you never wanna go
I got dirt on people but they act like I don’t know
I could do some damage but I’ll never rock the boat all it takes is one post watch em fall like dominoesYou’ll never get rid of me
Too many mini me’s rippin my imagery
You know my history
It ain’t a mystery
I Put every enemy outta they misery
Somebody send me some positive energy
about to go darth about to go Disney
Into the darkness into infinity
And shut you motherfuckers up
You listening?
Stackin every little pretty penny that I’m getting
And I’m never givin In
to anybody always winning
Never kidding when I die
I’m takin everybody with me cause
You’re never gonna get me
Cause you’ll never see it simply
I’m a motherfucking god
You’re a light yawn
I’m a time bomb
And the vibes wrong
Is this mic on?
I’m killin the syllables
With a loaded refillable
I’m a lyrical typical supervillain
I’m venomous
And I’m never gonna stop until
They put me on top of the listI can’t control the monster any longer
That’s insideThe Pain and sorrow
left us hallow
No tomorrows
Hard to swallow
Death is calling
So appalling
tightrope walking
Now I’m falling down
Like missile falling from the sky
Come and save us
The pain And sorrow no tomorrows
Here today but gone tomorrowThe pain inside is the fuel that drives
This flesh and bone through
Blood red skies (hahaha)
The death defying
Hypnotizing
One day you’re gonna figure out
That everything they taught you was a LIE
Watch the world burnThe fear is what keeps you alive
Break the fucking chains take back you’re life
The fear is what keeps you insane
Break the fucking chains
take away the pain
Falling In Reverse, “Watch the World Burn”
Meanwhile, the new song and video drops just as Falling in Reverse are preparing to hit the road. Look for the group starting a new tour tomorrow (Feb. 1) in Rochester, New York with Papa Roach, Hollywood Undead and Escape the Fate. You can get tickets here.
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