Talking Heads – Burning Down the House Lyrics

Talking Heads · Speaking in Tongues

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Ah, watch out
You might get what you're after
Cool babies
Strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house

Hold tight
Wait 'til the party's over
Hold tight
We're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house

Here's your ticket, pack your bags
Time for jumpin' overboard
Transportation is here
Close enough but not too far
Maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire

Ah, all wet
Hey, you might need a raincoat
Shakedown
Dreams walking in broad daylight
365 degrees
Burning down the house

Ah, it was once upon a place
Sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work
And, baby what do you expect?
Gonna burst into flames, ah

Burning down the house

My house
Is out of the ordinary
That's right
Don't wannna hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house

No visible means of support
And you have not seen nothin' yet
Everything's stuck together
And I don't know what you expect
Staring into the TV set
Fightin' fire with fire, ah

Comments (2)

Anonymous 2010-07-21 11:52:00

Maybe it has something to do with a terrorist strapped with a bomb?Just a ordinary guy,transportation,[subway]time for jumping overboard[second thoughts]all wet [New York]365 degrees [bomb]People oblivious just going to work.doesn't want to hurt nobody but family needs money.[no visible means of support]Quit spending so much time watching TV you will learn more by experiencing life
Bat Blasterson 2019-05-15 05:09:00

This is obviously a song about SEX, Burning down the house is having sex that is so good it eliminates any consideration for things that might interfere with just getting the biggest and best nut you can ever bust out with your own ordinary body. It supersedes wanting to go to work or watching TV. You GOT TO HAVE SEX RIGHT NOW!!! Fight Fire with Fire. Burning down the house.