Every site in the world lists the last line of the chorus as "You can strike that match." Besides the fact that I have more faith in Joe Strummer than to believe he'd actually think that would be a good line for a song, if you listen to the song, that's OBVIOUSLY not what they're saying. It sounds almost like they're saying something like "You can seal the past" (which also isn't that great a line, but still). If you listen to the cover of this song by a band called Sparks, it still doesn't sound like "You can strike that match." That's DEFINATELY the wrong lyric.
I have my doubts about "It's like a patch" too, but I'm less certain about that.
Every site in the world lists the last line of the chorus as "You can strike that match." Besides the fact that I have more faith in Joe Strummer than to believe he'd actually think that would be a good line for a song, if you listen to the song, that's OBVIOUSLY not what they're saying. It sounds almost like they're saying something like "You can seal the past" (which also isn't that great a line, but still). If you listen to the cover of this song by a band called Sparks, it still doesn't sound like "You can strike that match." That's DEFINATELY the wrong lyric.
I have my doubts about "It's like a patch" too, but I'm less certain about that.