"the way things are going" meaning in English

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          "text": "Christ, you know it ain't easy.\nYou know how hard it can be.\nThe way things are going·\nThey're gonna crucify me.",
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        "If the current situation does not change, if it continues like this."
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          "word": "the way I see it"
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          "word": "tällä menolla"
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          "word": "au train où vont les choses"
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          "word": "au trin que van lei cosas"
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