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Slow Burn Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Here shall we live in this terrible town
Where the price for our minds shall squeeze them tight like a fist
And the walls shall have eyes and the doors shall have ears
But we'll dance in their dark and they'll play with our lives
[Chorus 1]
Like a slow burn, leading us on and on and on
Like a slow burn, turning us round and round and round
Hark who are we, so small in times such as these
Slow burn, slow burn
[Verse 2]
Oh, these are the days, these are the strangest of all
These are the nights, these are the darkest to fall
But who knows, echoes in tenement halls?
Who knows, though the years spare them all?
[Chorus 2]
Like a slow burn, leading us on and on and on
Like a slow burn, twirling us 'round and 'round and upside down
There's fear overhead, there's fear overground
Slow burn, slow burn
[Chorus 3]
Like a slow burn, leading us on and on and on
Like a slow burn, turning us 'round and 'round and 'round
And here are we, at the center of it all
Slow burn, slow burn, slow burn
Here shall we live in this terrible town
Where the price for our minds shall squeeze them tight like a fist
And the walls shall have eyes and the doors shall have ears
But we'll dance in their dark and they'll play with our lives
[Chorus 1]
Like a slow burn, leading us on and on and on
Like a slow burn, turning us round and round and round
Hark who are we, so small in times such as these
Slow burn, slow burn
[Verse 2]
Oh, these are the days, these are the strangest of all
These are the nights, these are the darkest to fall
But who knows, echoes in tenement halls?
Who knows, though the years spare them all?
[Chorus 2]
Like a slow burn, leading us on and on and on
Like a slow burn, twirling us 'round and 'round and upside down
There's fear overhead, there's fear overground
Slow burn, slow burn
[Chorus 3]
Like a slow burn, leading us on and on and on
Like a slow burn, turning us 'round and 'round and 'round
And here are we, at the center of it all
Slow burn, slow burn, slow burn
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“Slow Burn” is a song by English musician David Bowie. It was released as the lead single from his 22nd studio album, Heathen, on 3 June 2002. The song was not released as a single in the UK. There was no British single from Heathen released until September, with Everyone Says ‘Hi’. The recording features Pete Townshend on guitar. The song earned Bowie a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Male Vocal Performance.
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Recorded At
Allaire Studios, Shokan, Olive, New York; The Looking Glass Studios, Manhattan, New York City, New York; Sub Urban Studios, London, England
Release Date
June 3, 2002
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