London is burning; don't tell the Queen Somebody's charged the speed garage and then 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) An' it takes every day to be surviving in the city The sirens rising from the East There's a distant blues dance 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 And you're waiting for your flag to be unfurled And the late news breaks early So how should life be lived around the world? (If London is burning) An' it takes every day to be surviving in the city Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on! Yeah, ah-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 clock have a beat? And The Late News breaks early Did you ever buy that bar on Lucky street (If London is burning) An' it takes every day to be surviving in the city Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on! Yeah, ah-come on (London is burning) (If London is burning) Too many guns in this damn town At the supermarket, you gotta duck 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) Too many guns in this damn town (If London is burning) Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round (If London is burning)