London Is Burning

London is burning, don't tell the Queen
Somebody charged to Speed Garage
And they burned down Bethnal Green
Piccadilly's churning like a reggae beat
Soon you're gonna be running down
Those burning streets, come on

The century that's hardly on its feet
And the late news breaks early
Does the sun rise from the west or from the east?
If London is burning
And it takes every day to be surviving in the city

The siren's rising from the east
There's a distant blue sound on a crowded street
The temperatures are rising, can you feel the heat?
Soon you're gonna be running down
Those burning streets, come on

They're waiting for your bag to be unfurled
And the late news breaks early
So how should life be lived around the world?
If London is burning
And it takes every day to be surviving in the city
Ready to face that dog with no pity, come on

Yeah, come on
If London is burning
If London is burning

Can I get a witness? Where there's smoke, there's heat
There's a love triangle on a two-way street
London is burning and underneath your feet
Soon you're gonna be running down
Those burning streets, come on

Does the universal cop have a beat?
And the late news breaks early
Did you ever buy that bottle off the street?
If London is burning
And it takes every day to be surviving in the city
Ready to face that dog with no pity, come on

Yeah, come on
If London is burning
If London is burning

Too many guns in this damn town
The supermarket, the colour drop-down
Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round
If London is burning

Too many guns in this damn town
Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round
If London is burning
There's too many guns in this damn town
If London is burning
And baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round
If London is burning