Burn Down The Mission - Elton John (Tumbleweed Connection 10 of 10)

BURN DOWN THE MISSION
Elton John
Tumbleweed Connection (1970)

You tell me there's an angel in your tree.
Did he say he'd come to call on me?
For things are getting desperate in our home,
Living in the parish of the restless folks I know.

Everybody now, bring your family down to the riverside.
Look to the east to see where the fat stock hide.
Behind four walls of stone the rich man sleeps.
It's time we put the flame torch to their keep.

Burn down the mission,
If we're gonna stay alive.




Watch the black smoke fly to heaven,
See the red flame light the sky.

Burn down the mission,
Burn it down to stay alive.
It's our only chance of living,
Take all you need to live inside.

Deep in the woods the squirrels are out today.
My wife cried when they came to take me away.
But what more could I do just to keep her warm,
Than burn burn burn burn down the mission walls?

Everybody now, bring your family down to the riverside.
Look to the east to see where the fat stock hide.
Behind four walls of stone the rich man sleeps.
It's time we put the flame torch to their keep.

Burn down the mission,
If we're gonna stay alive.




Watch the black smoke fly to heaven,
See the red flame light the sky.

Burn down the mission,
Burn it down to stay alive.
It's our only chance of living,
Take all you need to live inside.

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• mission
• tumbleweed
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[bluestreakbuck]

I almost forgot how wonderful real music sounded

[ruthiesky]

I know exactly what Elton John is singing about here. I assume that the lyrics to this song were written by Bernie Taupin? The whole point of the song is powerful and telling. And, like me, there are still others who can relate to these words, still today. Great song.

[brualkar]

@MsMeatloaf69 When will her 15 minutes be up --- I guess you can't get anybody under 25 ish. to listen to the "GOOD STUFF" ---but my parents said that the "Beatles" were junk lol "Elton , E.L.O. Beatles, Steely Dan" We will still be listening to them long after "Lady Ga" is in the $ 1.99 CD bin at your local gas station---Bruce---

[brualkar]

@bluestreakbuck YES! Elton's music was "Top Shelf" Then he had to go Top 40 on all of us and put out "Captin Fantastic" etc, Anything after "Yellow Brick" ( to me ) was Pure "CRAP" At least we have everything up till then My fav. "Indian Sunset" (( From "Madm,an accross the water") ---- Bruce--------

[pinz2022]

@e11aguru

"Tamara Drewe"?

Stephen Frears' dark comedy last year based on Posy Simonds' graphic novel of the same name which is itself based on Thomas Hardy's "Far from the Madding Crowd".

The song would fit well into the story set in the isolated and somewhat schizophrenic village in the English countryside.

[overlandparkope]

@Helotes420 love is all encompassing, respect it.

[clyde8her]

This is so good it is indescribable....hope I spelled that right....

[auggiedoggy]

@brettbjorkquist : You're an idiot and most people have alluded to that fact but I felt this point couldn't be stressed enough.

[ronkatta0704]

i dont care what he puts in his mouth....hes the best there ever was.

[ThePogoshome]

I think this song should be the anthem for the 99%.

[77edster]

the orchestra melody just before 4.44 reminds me of something..Handel maybe?

The great Herbie Flowers and Barry Morgan on bass and drums respectively on this. They don't make em like this any more!

[adamj431]

There's nothing like the "GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ELTON" ! This song is the perfect example too ! Along with many others ! ROCK-N-ROLL + GOSPEL = EPHESUS THE GREAT AMPHITHEATRE ! If you truly LOVE ELTON & BERNIE then listen to it ! It's part of "Dream Ticket" the 4 Disc Set with concerts at Madison Square Garden, London's Royal Opera House, Ephesus The great Amphitheatre, and disc 4 is a montage of Elton in Four Decades. I'm not kidding you ! You'll be utterly ROCKED !