Midnight Oil

Outbreak Of Love

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Outbreak Of Love Lyrics

The world is crashing down on me tonight
The world is crashing down on me tonight
The walls are closing in on me tonight
The walls are closing in on me tonight
'Cos I know this is the end of the
Beginning of the outbreak of love
The stars come falling down on me tonight
The stars come falling down on me tonight
Sharks are coming up to feed
I believe it's time to move
Divers coming up to breathe
But I'm not in the mood

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chris_gough On Jun 16, 2002

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2002-06-16 07:20:33

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by scutter_2

19y ago

They were told to write a love song. They had never written a love song before. Result.

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