The sirens' risin'
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There's a distant blues dance on a crowded street
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The temperature's a-risin'
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Soon you're gonna be runnin' down
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Those burnin' streets, come on
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The century that's hardly on its feet
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And the late news breaks early
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Does the sun rise from the west or from the east?
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An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city
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London is burnin'; don't tell the Queen
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Somebody tried to speak garage and they burnt down Bethnal Green
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Piccadilly's yearning, like a reggae beat
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Soon you're gonna be runnin' down
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Those burnin' streets, come on
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And you're waitin' for your flag to be unfurled
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And the late news breaks early
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So how should life be lived around the world?
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