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Fire in Freetown

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Fire in Freetown Lyrics

There is no way to write it... there is no way to fight it
And I kick and scream but you got me despite it
And I got my pride so I begin to hide it
Like a fire in a free town you begin to lighten it...

[Chorus:]
Aha aha aha
Sidii hogasha roobka
Ah ah aha you shine down upon me
Aha aha aha Sidii hogasha roobka aha aha aha you shine down upon me

By some higher order you keep getting bolder...
By god or by country you kill like a soldier...
By some widdle you sung little but scream mighty stronger
Like fire in free town you old magic spoiler...

[Chorus]

You place bins in my ribs and ask me to lie down
My pain is your pleasure but pleasure is all mine
You lend me your false ear and I lend you my false lines
Like fire in free town I'm fueled by your gold mine

[Chorus]

She pulled out her match and she burned down my home
Fire Fire
She know it to touch me to turn me to stone
Fire Fire
She come like a storm and she rained on my lawn
Fire Fire
She pulled out her match and she burned down my home
Fire Fire
She come like a storm and she rained on my lawn
Fire Fire
She know it to touch me she know it I know
Fire Fire
She come like a storm and she rained on my lawn
Fire Fire
She pulled out her match and she burned down my home

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glowfox On Aug 27, 2009

[Chorus:]
Aha aha aha
Sidii hogasha roobka
Ah ah aha you shine down upon me
Aha aha aha Sidii hogasha roobka aha aha aha you shine down upon me

[Chorus]

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2009-08-27 05:44:07

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by Aghoraphobic

16y ago

Great song but I think there are a few mistakes in the lyrics here.

"Like fire in Freetown you begin to light it" (not lighten, not a fire, and Freetown is a proper noun) "By some riddle you sung little but scream mighty stronger" (not widdle) "You place pins in my ribs and ask me to lie down" (not bins)

And unless your version of the song is different than mine, the ending goes like:

"There's no way to right (or write) it, there's no way to fight it But I kick and scream and but you got me despite it And I got my pride so I begin to fight it Like fire in Freetown you begin to light it

(Fire, fire) She pulled out her match and she burned down my home (Fire, fire) She always come find me she know where I roam (Fire, fire) She know where to touch me to turn me to stone (Fire, fire) She come like a storm and she rain on my lawn (Fire, fire) She know where to touch me to turn me to stone (Fire, fire) She always come find me she know where I roam (Fire, fire) She pulled out her match and she burned down my home"

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by DJgif

15y ago

I love the trumpet (or horn?).. and all the layers of music..

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