Lyrics
Young man is angry, girl is afraid
Youthful anger in a man, while a girl is fearful
She want to get high and he want to get paid
Her desire for intoxication, his pursuit of financial gain
She had to jump up, he had to sit down
Contrast in their actions: she jumps up, he sits down
When they heard those words about the trouble downtown
Reacting to troubling news about the city
He had to shout, she had to cry
His expression of anger, her response with tears
He wanted to kill and she wanted to die
His violent inclination, her inclination towards despair
City's burning
Repetition of the city burning, emphasizing chaos
Cities burning
-City's burning
-Cities burning
-Grab for the dial, tune out the fright
Attempting to escape reality by changing the radio station
But he turns left and she turns right
Conflict in their choices, symbolizing discord
She look for love songs, he buys the drive
Her search for love in music, his materialistic purchase
But all they can pull is bad news in tonight
Despite efforts, negative news dominates their perception
City's burning
Reiteration of the city burning, intensifying the crisis
Cities burning
-City's burning
-Cities burning
-Ooh mama, tell me what to do?
Plea for guidance from the mother
Aah daddy you better pull us through
Call for support from the father
Ooh mama, mama, mama, tell me what to do?
Repeated pleas from both the mother and the father
Daddy, you better pull us through
-Young man is angry, girl is afraid
Repetition of initial emotions in the youth
He want to get high and she want to get paid
-City's burning
Continued emphasis on the city burning, escalating intensity
Cities burning
-City's burning
-Cities burning, burning, burning, burning
-City's burning
Intense repetition of the city burning, expressing urgency
Cities burning
-City's burning, burning, burning, burning, burning, ohh
-Cities burning, burning, burning
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