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Fightstar – A City On Fire (2009) | Track profile | Dork

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Fightstar
Be Human
A City On Fire

TRACK

A City On Fire

Release date: 19th April 2009

From Be Human

Track 2

3:08

Hard Rock Music Rock Adult Alternative

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About This Track

"A City On Fire" is a track by Fightstar, from the album Be Human, released 19th April 2009. The track is 3:08 long. It's filed under Hard Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Fightstar.

About the Artist

Fightstar

Fightstar

Lyrics

A City On Fire

It takes a lifetime to pull all of the knives out of a nations back
This will be the city you lived in but never liked
Let's take the cameras and paint them black

Is this all that you want?
Is this all that you want?
Is this all that you want?
Is this all you?
Is this all that you want?
Is this really all that you want?
Is this all that you want?

London's just a burning fire
London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen
A burning fire
London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen

I hope that one day I will get the chance
To lose this hopeless race
I'll be the city on fire that will never sleep
I'll make you vanish without a trace

Is this all that you want?
Is this all that you want?
Is this all that you want?
Is this all you?
Is this all that you want?
Is this really all that you want?
Is this all that you want?

London's just a burning fire
London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen
A burning fire
London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen

London's just a burning fire
London's just a burning fire
London's just a burning fire
London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen

A burning fire
London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen
A burning fire
London's just a burning fire that takes your oxygen

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Track details

From Be Human

3:082009

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Album

20th April 2009

Track number

2

Release year

2009

1War Machine
4:45
2A City On Fire
3:08
3The English Way
3:32
428k Resolution
3:16

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