1. HOW FAR WE’VE COME
By Matchbox Twenty
Austin Bueno hour 3
World Lit. Social and Political

2. ABOUT MATCHBOX TWENTY
Matchbox twenty is an alternative
rock band formed in 1995, in
Orlando FL. Led by lead singer is
Rob Thomas, Bassist Brian Yale, and
Drummer Paul Doucette. Their
debut album Yourself or Someone
Like You was release in 1996, which
was a huge success in the US,
receiving a diamond, and a multi
platinum around the world.Their
best selling album was in 2000 Mad
Season. The album was in the top 3
in the Billboard 200 and was a
certified 4x Platinum

3. I'm waking up at the start of the end of the world,
But it's feeling just like every other morning before,
Now I wonder what my life is going to mean if it's gone,
The cars are moving like a half a mile an hour if that
And I started staring at the passengers who're waving goodbye
Can you tell me what was ever really special about me all this time?
[chorus:]
But I believe the world is burning to the ground
Oh well I guess we're gonna find out
Let's see how far we've come
Let's see how far we've come
Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end
Oh well, I guess, we're gonna pretend,
Let's see how far we've come
Let's see how far we've come
I think it turned ten o'clock but I don't really know
Then I can't remember caring for an hour or so
Started crying and I couldn't stop myself
I started running but there's no where to run to
I sat down on the street and took a look at myself
Said where you going man you know the world is headed for hell
Say your goodbyes if you've got someone you can say goodbye to
I believe the world is burning to the ground
Oh well I guess we're gonna find out
Let's see how far we've come
Let's see how far we've come
Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end
Oh well, I guess, we're gonna pretend,
Let's see how far we've come
Let's see how far we've come
It's gone gone baby it's all gone
There is no one on the corner and there's no one at home
It was cool cool, it was just all cool
Now it's over for me and it's over for you
Well it's gone gone baby it's all gone
There is no one on the corner and there's no one at home
Well it was cool cool, it was just all cool
Now it's over for me and it's over for you
But I believe the world is burning to the ground
Oh well I guess we're gonna find out
Let's see how far we've come
Let's see how far we've come
Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end
Oh well, I guess, we're gonna pretend,
Let's see how far we've come
Let's see how far we've come
Let's see how far we've come
Let's see how far we've come

4. http://youtu.be/5d7EbtLb8ok

5. MY ANALYSIS
I think that the song analyzes a lot of current events happing right now in the human
race. Also the lyrics of the song analyzes that the development of human modern
culture overtime and also a end of the world is possible if the way society is today.
The music video shows that all of the positive things that important figures did in the
past and past events. For example The Civil Rights Movement, JFK’s election, landing
on the moon, and Obama and Hillary Clinton’s 2008 Democratic campaigns.

6. MY REFLECTION
What I think about the song are very mixed. I don’t think the end of the world will
happen, but we need to do is don’t think much about the past, we should try to move
forward and try to help out with each other. I just think if we talk about the past and
past events, then we go nowhere.

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox_Twenty
http://lastheplace.com/images/article-images/
1NEW2007WRITERS/susie/matchbox_20/Matchbox_20.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/
51zSk3lmUFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
http://bigpondmusic.com/images/AlbumCoverArt/303/XXL/How-
Far-Weve-Come2.jpg
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/matchbox_20/
how_far_weve_come.html

8. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS