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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
Vocals
Graham Maby
Graham Maby
Bass Guitar
Alan Stepansky
Alan Stepansky
Cello
Matt Chamberlain
Matt Chamberlain
Drums
Sandra Church
Sandra Church
Flute
Gabriel Gordon
Gabriel Gordon
Guitar
Elizabeth Steen
Elizabeth Steen
Organ
Karen Dreyfus
Karen Dreyfus
Viola
Sandra Park
Sandra Park
Violin
Sharon Yamada
Sharon Yamada
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
Songwriter
Steven Barber
Steven Barber
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
Producer
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This house is on fire
[Verse 2]
Well, kick of your boots, come sit a spell
Listen to me worry, come on listen well
All you better best come and lean in, boys
I don't dare to raise my voice
[Verse 3]
I've been sitting here for the longest time
Reading all the warning and all the danger signs
Boy, but I don't have the gift of the prophecy
Telling everybody how it, it's gonna be
[Verse 4]
Soon come, soon come the day
This tinder box is gonna blow in your face, your face, your face
But I don't have the gift of the prophecy
Telling everybody how it's gonna be
You go passing wrong for right and right for wrong
People only stand for that for just so long
[Verse 5]
It's all gonna catch like a house on fire
Spark an evil blaze and burn higher
Well, I don't have the gift of the prophecy
Telling everybody how it's gonna be
You go passing wrong for right and right for wrong
People only stand for that for just so long
[Verse 6]
I don't have the gift of the prophecy
Telling everybody how it's gonna be
There's a wild fire catching in the whip of the wind
Could start a conflagration like there has never been
[Verse 7]
This house is on fire
This house is on fire
Written by: Natalie Merchant
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