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Forest Fire Lyrics

No junk food, just earthly goods
I ate weird berries in the woods
Now I'm seeing colors, I'm getting higher
I think I'll start a forest fire

There's a forest fire climbin' the hill
Burnin' wealthy California homes
Better run run run run run
From the fire


But some of us stay and watch
And we think of your insurance cost
And we laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh
At your lives


Windows covered with bars
Security guards
Is that a house or a fortress
Against the world


Windows covered with bars
Security guards
Is that a house or a prison
How you gonna get out?


Electric bull and your tennis courts
Pink sports cars and your boat
Getting fried fried fried fried fried fried
By the fire


Windows covered with bars
Floodlights for the yard
It's a pleasure to watch you
Watch it all melt


But hey!
What about the cocaine
Stockpiled in the basement
Be a hero and save it
You know you're gonna need it


Where's your brand new pretty wife
She might still be inside
Either save her or your cocaine from the fire


But the gates and doors are locked
Cause the burglar alarms went off
Ever wonder why we laugh laugh
At your lives
Windows covered with bars
Fences spiked with barbed wire
Never looked so helpless
Engulfed in flames


Cameras watchin' the walls
Don't forget the dogs
Now you're trapped in your prison
How you gonna get out


See the gerbil
Run run run run run run run run
Run run run run run run run run
Run run run run run run run run
From the fire.
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Cover art for Forest Fire lyrics by Dead Kennedys

Destroying the bastions that the incredibly rich elite insulate themselves from the world in; breaking down the material manifestation of the escapist isolation of wealth.

And deep down we feel almost more sorry for these rich people than resentful, because seeing all their material shit go up in flames must be a sobering revelation for them on how badly they missed what is really important in life, and how trapped they are by their own paranoia and greed... so we laugh at them.

I came across the video searching for live footage on daily motion one day, and it was labeled as an event for swedish TV or something like that. I wasn't paying close attention, and suddenly Jello was in his underwear. I did a complete double-take, but it was one of the most bleeding hilarious things I'd ever seen. I highly recommend watching it, in fact, I'm gonna watch it again because I need a laugh :P

Cover art for Forest Fire lyrics by Dead Kennedys

it might be about people think that NOTHING bad will ever happen to them and get lulled into a false sense of security.

Cover art for Forest Fire lyrics by Dead Kennedys

Nice lyrics...very visual.

Cover art for Forest Fire lyrics by Dead Kennedys

Burn preppie, burn

Just another dumbass comment from a another dumbass metalhead.... I think metal's collective IQ just dropped a few points.

Cover art for Forest Fire lyrics by Dead Kennedys

There was actually a music video filmed for Forest Fire. Jello's wearing a robe that he takes off halfway through to show us his whiteys, and then he proceeds to destroy Peligro's drumset and at the end they decide to fuck the song and all come together in a dance line. What else could you expect?

Cover art for Forest Fire lyrics by Dead Kennedys

The vocals at the very beginning are from Jello's ex wife. She did some stuff on Winnebago Warrior, too.

Cover art for Forest Fire lyrics by Dead Kennedys

Yeh, I just watched it. It takes the piss out of lip-synching too- as Jello kicks over the drum kit etc haha its sooo good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fID3d_u1QaU&mode=related&search=

Cover art for Forest Fire lyrics by Dead Kennedys

Really like the intro

Cover art for Forest Fire lyrics by Dead Kennedys

Ha I just watched the video too. What an total crack up. Such a fuck you to early MTV. And that dance line.... too much. Typical DK.

Here's the fixed link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fID3d_u1QaU&mode=related&search

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