John Farnham

Chain Reaction

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One Shot in a revolution
One drop from a poison pen
One fruit too small and bitter
One tree too proud to bend
One man to start the trouble
One kiss to seal your fate
One kid that needs some action
One Link in a chain reaction

I got a fever, ohh, a fever in my soul
No I don't want to die
Before I get old
It took some time just to bring me here
Nobody's gonna put me down
Do I make myself clear

I've got trouble, ohh, trouble in my life
And I've been living
On the edge of a knife
But I don't intend to let you down
I'm gonna give you love
Before I hit the ground

One cruel and callous lover
One blow below the belt
One chance without another
One heart too cool to melt
One link in a chain reaction
One link in a chain reaction

One Shot in a revolution
One drop from a poison pen
One fruit too small and bitter
One tree too proud to bend
One man to start the trouble
One kiss to seal your fate
One Link in a chain reaction
One Link in a chain reaction

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santo Arma Re-dux On Jul 19, 2006

Don't You Know It's Magic

I got a fever, ohh, a fever in my soul
No I don't want to die
Before I get old
It took some time just to bring me here
Nobody's gonna put me down
Do I make myself clear

I've got trouble, ohh, trouble in my life
And I've been living
On the edge of a knife
But I don't intend to let you down
I'm gonna give you love
Before I hit the ground

One cruel and callous lover
One blow below the belt
One chance without another
One heart too cool to melt
One link in a chain reaction
One link in a chain reaction

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by Poppyphill

2y ago

I believe each of the lines from "one shot in a revolution" to "a kiss to seal your fate" were all major turning points of mankind causing irreversible paths. One shot in a revolution .... one shot, assassination, caused the American Revolution One drop from a poison pen was after jfk was assassinated, Vietnam was pushed through by a signature Fruit too small and bitter...Adam and Eve Tree to proud to bend... Martin Luther King wouldn't bend to white supremacy Man to start the trouble.. Hitler One kids to seal your fate..Jesus Christ

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