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City Of Fire Lyrics by Jay McGurran

City Of Fire

1999

There's children playing by the riverside
But the river is runnin dry
We watched the water fade away
The sky is blue no more
And another hospital shuts it's doors
Our foundation's are decaying
A cloud afar beneath the city sky
Hides the secrets from the darkest night
What have you got to hide?
Because your emotions are ran dry
There no tears left in your eyes
Is it hard for you to cry?
City of fire
And therе's nothing we can do to stop it
Caught in a wire
It takes morе than a body to drop it
City of fire
We're gonna burn out with the sun
New glass in the window pane
The last one cracked from the force of the rain
The wind ain't gonna take the blame
A bolt of lightning comes down from the sky
The gods are angry but we don't know why
Who are they gonna need?
An old man with a bottle of booze
Lying in a dory with the city blues
His legs to drunk to stand
A single mother with a benefit book
But the government say they will take a look at the life of a child
And won't do what they can
City of fire
And there's nothing we can do to stop it
Caught in a wire
It takes more than a body to drop it
City of fire
We're gonna burn out with the sun
With the sun!
(Guitar Solo)
Another war and it all will be done
Another bomb and the war will be won
Who's gonna make the final move?
Another man is gunned down in his home
Now his wife will have to live her life alone
What is there left to prove?
Another child is left without a dad
I didn't know things were getting this bad
And there's nothing we can do
Are you scared of walking down the street?
In case you hear the sound of heavy feet in the alley behind you
City of fire
And there's nothing we can do to stop it
Caught in a wire
It takes more than a body to drop it
City of fire
We're gonna burn out with the sun
We're gonna burn out with the sun
We're gonna burn out with the sun!
Gonna burn out with the sun!!!
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Jay McGurran

Jay McGurran

About “City Of Fire” by Jay McGurran

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