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Burn It Down
2,270
Rock
Burn It Down was released on May 24, 2013 by Timeship Records as a part of the album Full Steam Ahead!
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Release DateMay 24, 2013
LabelTimeship Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM89

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Cog is Dead
The Cog is Dead
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Mondelli
John Mondelli
Songwriter

Lyrics

Down in a village where most residents were poor
An old man had a factory that folks called "The Killing Floor"
He was a surly master and though his workers all had wives
He'd work them within inches of their lives!
They all were sick and tired of this stuff (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
The men decided that they'd had enough
We won't take this anymore!
Not gonna die on The Killing Floor
He won't work us into the ground
It's time to strike a match and burn it down...
They waited for the old man to head home for the night
Then muscled in with kerosene and lanterns to ignite
They took one final look at all these monsterous machines
Then lit the match that would fulfill their dreams
It was a blazing jubilee (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
They felt these flames had set these workers free
We won't take this anymore!
Not gonna die on The Killing Floor
He won't work us into the ground
It's time to strike a match and burn it down...
As the workers danced around the fire having fun
The old man pulled up terrified and screamed "What have you done?!"
"This factory was the only thing that kept us all alive!
Now you've gone and blown us all sky high!"
The factory was above an oil lake (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
But all too late they realized their mistake
We wouldn't take it anymore!
Didn't wanna die on The Killing Floor
But we drove ourselves to the ground
When we struck that match and burned it down...
Why'd we have to go and burn it down?!
Written by: John Mondelli
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