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Demolition Man Lyrics
Tied to the tracks and the train's just coming
Strapped to the wing with the engine running
You say that this wasn't in your plan
And don't mess around with the demolition man
Tied to a chair and the bomb is ticking
This situation was not of your picking
You say that this wasn't in your plan
And don't mess around with the demolition man
I'm a walking nightmare, an arsenal of doom
I kill conversation as I walk into a room
I'm a three line whip
I'm the sort of thing they ban
I'm a walking disaster
I'm a demolition man
You come to me like a moth to the flame
It's love you need but I don't play that game
'Cos you could be my greatest fan
I'm nobody's friend
I'm a demolition man
I'm a walking nightmare, an arsenal of doom
I kill conversation as I walk into a room
I'm a three line whip
I'm the sort of thing they ban
I'm a walking disaster
I'm a demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Strapped to the wing with the engine running
You say that this wasn't in your plan
And don't mess around with the demolition man
Tied to a chair and the bomb is ticking
This situation was not of your picking
You say that this wasn't in your plan
And don't mess around with the demolition man
I'm a walking nightmare, an arsenal of doom
I kill conversation as I walk into a room
I'm a three line whip
I'm the sort of thing they ban
I'm a walking disaster
I'm a demolition man
You come to me like a moth to the flame
It's love you need but I don't play that game
'Cos you could be my greatest fan
I'm nobody's friend
I'm a demolition man
I'm a walking nightmare, an arsenal of doom
I kill conversation as I walk into a room
I'm a three line whip
I'm the sort of thing they ban
I'm a walking disaster
I'm a demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
Demolition man
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[Sting]: Demolition Man (1993) was written when I was in the Police. I was staying at Peter O'Toole's house in Ireland. The Police recorded it, Grace Jones recorded it, Manfred Mann's band recorded it, it seems to be one of those songs that people want to record. A few years ago some guy in LA wrote a script based on the title which became a Sylvester Stallone movie. Apparently the film is very funny, even though it's not supposed to be. I've never even seen it. They asked me to re-record the song for the film. It's a techno version. I didn't really have that much to do with it, to be honest. I left it to the producers. So I'll not take a lot of credit for it, except for the lyrics and the melody. Or what melody there is.
'Demolition Man' may be overlong, but I love it anyway - only the Police could take a funky melody and make it that schizophrenic, with crazy saxes and absolutely insane drumming all over the place, not to mention Sting's equally insane vocals as he blurts out 'I'm a walking disaster, I'm a demolition man'. Hey, most funk people would probably take that bloody riff and use it as an introduction; the Police make all the song sound like a furious tempest by sticking with it to the very end. [George Starostin]
Great description! I couldn't have said it better =)
Great description! I couldn't have said it better =)
It's a great song and I enjoyed the movie too. Sly's pics are very funny actually =)
It's a great song and I enjoyed the movie too. Sly's pics are very funny actually =)
Sillbunny...you're such..........c'',)
I think it is a GREAT song.
I'm a walking nightmare, an arsenal of doom I kill conversation as I walk into a room I'm a three line whip I'm the sort of thing they ban I'm a walking disaster I'm a demolition man
story of my life. :]
interesting blend on this song: ska meets blues guitar.