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The Temper Trap

London's Burning

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London's Burning was released on June 5, 2012 by Glassnote/Columbia as a part of the album The Temper Trap

Song Details

AlbumThe Temper Trap

Release DateJune 5, 2012

LabelGlassnote/Columbia

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM134

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Temper Trap

The Temper Trap

Performer

Jonathan Aherne

Jonathan Aherne

Bass Guitar

Lorenzo Sillitto

Lorenzo Sillitto

Lead Guitar, Guitar

Joseph Greer

Guitar, Keyboards

Toby Dundas

Drums

Dougy Mandagi

Vocals, Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Abby Mandagi

Composer, Lyrics

Jonathan Aherne

Jonathan Aherne

Composer, Lyrics

Lorenzo Sillitto

Lorenzo Sillitto

Composer, Lyrics

Joseph Greer

Composer, Lyrics

Toby Dundas

Composer, Lyrics

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Todd Burke

Recording Engineer

Brian Gardner

Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer

Chris Claypool

Assistant Engineer, Assistant Recording Engineer, Recording Engineer

Tony Hoffer

Mixing Engineer, Producer

Lyrics

Another night of rioting in England as police clash with youths in several cities.

You went to the stores that you had applied for a job at?

Yeah, I went across, like, I went to Clapham, yeah, to go where I handed out a CV,

I was like, yeah, you didn't want to reply back to my e-mail? Well I was like, yeah,

This is payback isn't it! Payback, man!

And what about you? Any bad feelings at all? Have you ever thought about it at night

When you've been sleeping in your bed?

No, 'cause I'm watching my plasma that I just got. Seems like Christmas came early

(Came early). Payback in't it.

Heavy is the hand pressing down again again,

Something free something in chains we all came to play the game,

Will tomorrow come for the man stuck in the line,

There's a rumour circling, London's burning from within.

EHYY, London's burning,

And it doesn't matter at all, we try,

EHYY, London's burning,

Everything is nothing there's no future in sight,

EHYY (Ooohum), London's burning,

No it doesn't matter at how hard we try,

EHYY (Ooohum), London's burning,

Everything is nothing, everything is nothing.

My analogy isn't nothing on the streets,

No one cared and no one looked,

'Til she threw the judge's book,

Now who's the one to blame when the children always seem,

Dancing on their broken dreams, while London's burning from within

EHYY, London's burning,

And it doesn't matter at all, we try,

EHYY, London's burning,

Everything is nothing there's no future in sight,

EHYY (Ooohum), London's burning,

No it doesn't matter at how hard we try,

EHYY, London's burning,

Everything is nothing, everything is nothing.

Good morning, I've come straight from a meeting of the government's COBRA committee.

This is criminality, pure and simple and it has to be defeated.

Streets are burning up from end to end.

Err, yeah, this is payback in't it. Payback man.

Climb each other, fall again

This is criminality, pure and simple and it has to be defeated.

Streets are burning up from end to end.

Err, yeah, this is payback in't it. Payback man.

End to end.

EHYY, London's burning,

And it doesn't matter at all, we try,

EHYY, London's burning,

Everything is nothing there's no future in sight,

EHYY (Ooohum), London's burning,

No it doesn't matter at how hard we try,

EHYY (Ooohum), London's burning,

Everything is nothing, everything is nothing.

Everything is nothing, everything is nothing.

Written by: Abby Mandagi, Jonathon Aherne, Joseph Greer, Lorenzo Sillitto, Toby Dundas

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