The Building Lyrics

[Intro]
Hey now I can't take another day
There's a feeling in the air and I can't find the words
to say
Chaos in the building where we stay
We're living in a house that we can't wait to set
aflame

[Chorus]
Burn it down
Burn it down
Burn it down
Hey now, hey now, hey now

[Verse 1]
And I ain't never seen my neighbors from the top floor
But judging from the car they drive I know they're not
poor
And I could be mistaken because I'm not sure
But I got this little hunch they're the ones callin'
the cops
Four times last week saying I'm disturbing the peace
Cause I was playing my music and they heard some loud
screams
So my neighbor, the cop
Who I suspect of beating his wife had to tell me to
stop
And I wish I had the guts to tell him 'bout the noise
from his apartment
But that's their business that I don't get involved
with
So I look the other way, trying to climb higher
Cause if I reach the top I think I could escape the
fire

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
I wonder what they're doing tonight
I wonder if they're free
I think I hear my neighbors fighting through the thin walls
So what am I to do with tonight
How can I get free
I'm bouncing on the walls like I'm a human pinball

Burn it down...

[Verse 2]
I sit by my window see this kid on the corner hustle
The belt wrapped around his knuckles ready to swing the
buckle
I'm thinking why they fighting each other they're in
the same school
Probably live next to each other under the same roof
I bet they're from my building yeah I bet that kid's
dad's
The drunk I pass on my way up the stairs real sad
I'm sure they blame him for the tags in the hallway
The robberies not seeing the reason he's outside all
day
Like they came from nowhere with their bad intentions
They grew up in this place we made them who they are
I can see they're so scared, could use some attention
This house can be a maze without a guiding star

[Chorus]

[Outro]
I wonder what they're doing tonight
I wonder if they're free
Burn it down
So what am I to do with tonight
Burn it down
Hey now, hey now, hey now
Burn it...

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