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Dead Letter Office
Burning Hell

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Burning Hell

Release date: 1st June 1985

From Dead Letter Office

About This Track

"Burning Hell" is a track by R.E.M., from the album Dead Letter Office, released 1st June 1985. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about R.E.M..

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Lyrics

Burning Hell

[Verse 1]

Women got legs, men got pants

I got the picnic, you got the ants

Put it in the fire heaven knows

Take my torch and touch your toes in hell

It's a burning hell

[Chorus]

You can burn in Hell

It's a burning hell

You can burn in Hell

It's a burning hell

[Verse 2]

Women don't fret, boys don't bet

Let me see your silhouette in Hell

Women above me take my love

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love

[Chorus]

Oh, it's a burning hell

It's a burning hell

Baby, baby, baby, I'm hell

It's a burning hell

[Verse 3]

Girl stop moving, boy behave

Baby, I'll put you in an early grave in Hell

Love on the ceiling, love on the floor

I'm gonna leave you burning for more

Burn in the country, burn downtown

All the best people are burning down in Hell, Hell, Ah hell

[Chorus]

It's a burning hell

You'll burn in Hell

It's a big, burning, giant, colossal matter

Hell

Oh baby, I'm hell

[Outro]

Burn, Burn, Burn!

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1985

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Dead Letter Office

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1985

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