London Is Burning

London is burning, don't tell the queen

Somebody tried to speak garage and they burnt down Bethnal Green

Piccadilly's churning like a reggae beat

Soon you're gonna be runnin' down those burning streets

Come on, the century that's hardly on its feet

The late news breaks early

Does the sun rise from the west or from the east?

London is burning

And it takes every day to be survivin' in the city

The sirens rising from the east

There's a distant blues song on a crowded street

The temperatures are risin', can you feel the heat?

Soon you're gonna be runnin' down those burning streets

Come on, you're waitin' for your flag to be unfurled

And the late news breaks early

So how should life be lived around the world?

If London is burnin'

And it takes every day to be survivin' in the city

Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on

Yeah, come on

If London is burning

If London is burning

Can I get a witness with a smokeless heat?

There's a love triangle on a two-way street

London is burning and underneath your feet

Soon you're gonna be runnin' down those burning streets

Come on, does the universal cop have a beat?

And the late news breaks early

Did you ever buy that bar on Lucky Street?

London is burning

And it takes every day to be survivin' in the city

Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on

Yeah, come on

London is burnin'

London is burnin'

Too many guns in this damn town

At the supermarket, you gotta duck down

Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round

London is burnin'

There's too many guns in this damn town

Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round

If London is burnin'

There's too many guns in this damn town

If London is burnin'

And baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round

If London is burnin'