Wasteland Jazz Bop

[Intro] Crackle of old vinyl, Geiger hum soft in the static glow [Verse 1] Rad roaches tap on rusted fire escape grates Jukebox spits out blues from a 200-year old tape I wipe the dust off a pre-war bourbon glass Nuka-Cola stain rings where the ashtray used to pass Neon sign flickers half a cherry red ‘VAULT’ My pip-boy glows green where the radiation fault Dusted fedora brim hides the scar on my jaw Last night I traded a stimpak for a beat-up old guitar [Chorus] Oh we swing in the glow of the atomic moon Bass line drags slow through the radioactive dune Scavengers hum low, the whole bar’s in tune Jazz in the wasteland, we ain’t dying soon Oh we bop to the beat that the fallout made Saxophone wails through the irradiated shade No more old world troubles, no more yesterday’s fade Jazz in the wasteland, the melody won’t fray [Verse 2] Ghoul at the corner table blows a muted trumpet note Says he learned this back when the radio still floated Some kid in leather armor taps his boot on the floor Traded his laser rifle for a door prize chord The moon glows pale green behind the crumbled skyline arch We don’t talk ‘bout the bombs, we just dance past the arch Cigarette embers mix with the ash in the air This old jazz number’s the only thing that still cares [Bridge] They said the world ended in 77’s bright flash But the rhythm survived, it didn’t turn to ash You can take the cities, you can burn every page But the swing of the sax will outlive the age [Chorus] Oh we swing in the glow of the atomic moon Bass line drags slow through the radioactive dune Scavengers hum low, the whole bar’s in tune Jazz in the wasteland, we ain’t dying soon Oh we bop to the beat that the fallout made Saxophone wails through the irradiated shade No more old world troubles, no more yesterday’s fade Jazz in the wasteland, the melody won’t fray [Outro] Geiger counter clicks soft as the last note dies We sip irradiated beer under the greenest skies