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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Byrne
Guitar
Jerry Harrison
Keyboards
Tina Weymouth
Bass Guitar
Steve Scales
Percussion
Wally Badarou
Synthesizer
Christopher Frantz
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Byrne
Songwriter
Tina Weymouth
Songwriter
Christopher Frantz
Songwriter
Jerry Harrison
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Talking Heads
Producer
Alex Sadkin
Mixing Engineer
Franklin Gibson
Assistant Engineer
Jay Mark
Mixing Engineer
John Convertino
Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Butch Jones
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Ah, watch out
You might get what you're after
Cool babies
Strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house
[Verse 2]
Hold tight
Wait till the party's over
Hold tight
We're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house
[Chorus]
Here's your ticket, pack your bags
Time for jumping overboard
Transportation is here
Close enough but not too far
Maybe you know where you are
Fighting fire with fire
Uh-huh
[Verse 3]
All wet
Here, you might need a raincoat
Shakedown
Dreams walking in broad daylight
Three hundred sixty-five degrees
Burning down the house
[Chorus]
It was once upon a place
Sometimes, I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work
Say, baby, what did you expect?
Gonna burst into flames, uh
[Verse 4]
Burning down the house
My house is out of the ordinary
That's right
Don't wanna hurt nobody
Somethings sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house
[Chorus]
No visible means of support and you have not seen nothing yet
Everything's stuck together
And I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set
Fighting fire with fire, uh
Written by: Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth