Burn


About the contributors...

This song is performed by Donald, a group from Finland consisting of Antti Kauppinen on the guitar and bass, Kari Ahokas on the organ, and Kari Korolainen on the drums.


About the song...

The song was originally composed by Blackmore, Coverdale, Lord, and Paice, and is the title track of the album by the same name. Released in 1974, it features the Mark III lineup of Blackmore doing guitars, Coverdale doing the vocals, Hughes on the bass, Lord on the organ, and Paice on the drums.

The sky is red, I don't understand,
past midnight I still see the land.
People are sayin' the woman is damned,
she makes you burn with a wave of her hand.
The city's a blaze, the town's on fire.
The woman's flames are reaching higher.
We were fools, we called her liar.
All I hear is "Burn!"

I didn't believe she was devil's sperm.
She said, "Curse you all, you'll never learn!
When I leave there's no return."
The people laughed till she said, "Burn!"
Warning came, no one cared.
Earth was shakin', we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared.
Still I hear "Burn!"

      You know we had no time,
      we could not even try.
      You know we had no time.

      You know we had no time,
      we could not even try.
      You know we had no time.

The sky is red, I don't understand,
past midnight I still see the land.
People are sayin' the woman is damned,
she makes you burn with a wave of her hand.
Warning came, no one cared.
Earth was shakin, we stood and stared.
When it came no one was spared.
Still I hear "Burn!"

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