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Nostradamus said I predict 00:14
That the world will end at half past six 00:16
00:20
What he didn't say was exactly when 00:20
00:23
Was he listening to the radio? 00:26
00:29
Was he listening to the government? 00:30
00:33
Well he got us spooked anyway 00:36
We'd been running hot up until today 00:38
But a wind of change blew across our sales 00:41
00:46
We were coasting on a winning streak 00:48
00:51
We were kings until the power failed 00:51
00:53
We've been living in a tinderbox 00:56
00:59
And two sparks can set the whole thing off 01:00
Rubbing up together around the clock 01:03
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock 01:06
01:09
You and me together in a tinderbox 01:10
01:14
Two sparks can set the whole thing off 01:16
01:19
Rubbing up together around the clock 01:20
01:22
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock 01:23
You and me together in a tinderbox 01:26
01:31
Godzilla came in disguise 01:47
Tore the building down right before our eyes 01:50
01:52
Kept the needle out of the red balloon 01:53
01:57
Was he worried we might go too far 01:59
02:01
Maybe wind up rhyming moon and June 02:02
02:05
The sun descends down in Mexico 02:08
02:10
While a fancy car back on Savile Row 02:11
Shows the price of fame leads to overkill 02:14
02:18
Things are gonna have to change 02:21
02:23
Some holes along the road get filled 02:24
02:25
We've been living in a tinderbox 02:29
02:31
And two sparks can set the whole thing off 02:32
02:35
Rubbing up together around the clock 02:35
02:38
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock 02:38
You and me together in a tinderbox 02:42
02:46
Two sparks can set the whole thing off 02:48
02:51
Rubbing up together around the clock 02:52
02:54
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock 02:55
02:58
You and me together in a tinderbox 02:58
03:04
Pressure's gonna cook us if we don't unlock it 03:05
Guns going off if we don't uncock it 03:08
We've gotta climb out of the other one's pocket 03:11
Or we're gonna burn, beautiful out on this rocket 03:15
03:20
Tiderbox 03:25
03:27
Two sparks can set the whole thing off 03:28
Rubbing up together around the clock 03:31
03:34
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock 03:34
You and me together in a tinderbox 03:37
03:40
Tiderbox 03:42
03:43
Two sparks can set the whole thing off 03:44
Rubbing up together around the clock 03:47
03:50
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock 03:50
You and me together in a tinderbox 03:54
04:00

Tinderbox – English Lyrics

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Elton John
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The Captain & The Kid
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Lyrics & Translation

[English]
Nostradamus said I predict
That the world will end at half past six
...
What he didn't say was exactly when
...
Was he listening to the radio?
...
Was he listening to the government?
...
Well he got us spooked anyway
We'd been running hot up until today
But a wind of change blew across our sales
...
We were coasting on a winning streak
...
We were kings until the power failed
...
We've been living in a tinderbox
...
And two sparks can set the whole thing off
Rubbing up together around the clock
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock
...
You and me together in a tinderbox
...
Two sparks can set the whole thing off
...
Rubbing up together around the clock
...
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock
You and me together in a tinderbox
...
Godzilla came in disguise
Tore the building down right before our eyes
...
Kept the needle out of the red balloon
...
Was he worried we might go too far
...
Maybe wind up rhyming moon and June
...
The sun descends down in Mexico
...
While a fancy car back on Savile Row
Shows the price of fame leads to overkill
...
Things are gonna have to change
...
Some holes along the road get filled
...
We've been living in a tinderbox
...
And two sparks can set the whole thing off
...
Rubbing up together around the clock
...
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock
You and me together in a tinderbox
...
Two sparks can set the whole thing off
...
Rubbing up together around the clock
...
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock
...
You and me together in a tinderbox
...
Pressure's gonna cook us if we don't unlock it
Guns going off if we don't uncock it
We've gotta climb out of the other one's pocket
Or we're gonna burn, beautiful out on this rocket
...
Tiderbox
...
Two sparks can set the whole thing off
Rubbing up together around the clock
...
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock
You and me together in a tinderbox
...
Tiderbox
...
Two sparks can set the whole thing off
Rubbing up together around the clock
...
Lately we've been getting more roll than rock
You and me together in a tinderbox
...

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