The Fall

My mother, the Red Arrow fly
Nosedives towards me

London is falling down
London is falling down

Shining new pylons descend to the earth
As I walk towards them skyscrapers crash down to the ground

London is falling down, down down
London is falling down

Inside and outside what goes up comes down
London is falling down, down down down down
London is falling down

I'll take a plane or a kite I'm flying Northwards
I'm going uptown

London is falling down, down down down down
London is falling down

Inside and outside what goes up comes down
London is falling down
London is falling down
London is falling down
London is falling down

notes:

Malcolm:

Not all of the songs were explicitly political in the beginning. This one wasn't, and is supposed to be a joke about someone who is impotent and starts seeing things falling everywhere around him.

A "new version" of this track was apparently included on the 1988 This Nelson Rockefeller single, while a remix is alleged to be on the 1987 single of Frans Hals, along with the original version.

Red Arrow is apparently the escort provided to the Queen of England ("mother") by the British Royal Air Force.

found on: A La Guillotine, Frans Hals, That's All Very Well, But..., This Nelson Rockefeller

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