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A Fire Is Burning Lyrics by Oysterband

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[Verse 1]
We were young together
We were on the ball
We did not believe in
The writing on the wall
We did our best work in the dark
We did our thinking on the run
We would hang together
Or they'd hang us one by one

[Verse 2]
Names were gone like footprints
A whisper on the wind
A lover was a comrade
Was a stranger, was a friend
When we slept our eyes were open
And this thumping in our chest
Said there is no, there is no
There is no rest

[Chorus]
Because a fire is burning in our house
A fire burning up the house of man
A fire raging in our house
Burning up the house of man

[Verse 3]
We are not beginners
We will not be fooled
The times have been our teachers
And they teach an iron rule
We do our best work in the dark
We do our thinking on the run
We will hang together
Till the longest day is done

[Chorus]
Because a fire is burning in our house
A fire burning up the house of man
A fire raging in our house
Burning up the house of man
A fire is burning in our house
A fire burning up the house of man
A fire raging in our house
Burning up the house of man
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About “A Fire Is Burning” by Oysterband

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"A Fire Is Burning" is credited to Oysterband. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"A Fire Is Burning" appears on "Holy Bandits".

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