{"id":55122,"date":"2026-08-18T11:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55122"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:43:22","slug":"burn-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/18\/burn-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Burn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<br \/>\n[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Distorted Electric Guitar Riff, Heavy Bass, Stomping Drums, Hammond Organ Swells, Rising Analog Synth]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nBurn&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(We know what fire does.)<\/p>\n<p>Burn&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(We know what heat does.)<\/p>\n<p>Burn&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So why&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Do we don&#8217;t we wanna try&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230; to learn?<br \/>\n(Burn, burn, burn)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nMatch to flame<br \/>\nFuel to fire<br \/>\nFeed the spark<br \/>\nTake it higher<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nHigher!<br \/>\n(Higher!)<br \/>\nFire!<br \/>\n(Fire!)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nBurn, burn, burn<br \/>\n(When we gonna learn?)<br \/>\nBurn, burn, burn<\/p>\n<p>Fire!<br \/>\n(Higher)<br \/>\nHigher!<br \/>\n(Fire!)<br \/>\nFire, fire, fire<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBurn!<br \/>\n(Burn!)<br \/>\nFeel the heat<br \/>\nTurn!<br \/>\n(Turn!)<br \/>\nUnderneath<\/p>\n<p>Fuel the flame<br \/>\n(Feed the fire)<br \/>\nRaise the temperature<br \/>\n(Higher and higher)<\/p>\n<p>Burn!<br \/>\n(Burn!)<br \/>\nWatch it spread<br \/>\nTurn!<br \/>\n(Turn!)<br \/>\nWhat we said<\/p>\n<p>Burn, burn, burn<br \/>\n(When we gonna learn?)<br \/>\nBurn, burn, burn<\/p>\n<p>Fire!<br \/>\n(Higher)<br \/>\nHigher!<br \/>\n(Fire!)<br \/>\nFire, fire, fire<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nOil below<br \/>\nGas in the ground<br \/>\nPull it up<br \/>\nPass it around<\/p>\n<p>Tank gets full<br \/>\nEngines roar<br \/>\nSmoke goes up<br \/>\nAnd asks for more<\/p>\n<p>Dollar talks<br \/>\nMarket moves<br \/>\nFuel the habit<br \/>\nChoose the grooves<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Electric Guitar Solo: Fuzz-Driven Blues-Rock Lead, Wah-Wah, Heavy Bass, Live Drums, Hammond Organ]<br \/>\n[Bridge]<br \/>\nBurn, burn, burn<br \/>\n(When we gonna learn?)<br \/>\nBurn, burn, burn<\/p>\n<p>Fire!<br \/>\n(Higher)<br \/>\nHigher!<br \/>\n(Fire!)<br \/>\nFire, fire, fire<\/p>\n<p>[Rap Vocal Break]<br \/>\nBurn it<br \/>\n(Buy it)<br \/>\nDrive it<br \/>\n(Fill it)<\/p>\n<p>Pull it from the ground<br \/>\nThen we build around it<\/p>\n<p>Heat up<br \/>\n(Heat up)<br \/>\nTurn up<br \/>\n(Turn up)<\/p>\n<p>Keep the meter running<br \/>\nNever let it slow down<br \/>\n(Down, down, down)<\/p>\n<p>Burn, burn, burn<br \/>\n(When we gonna learn?)<br \/>\nBurn, burn, burn<\/p>\n<p>Fire!<br \/>\n(Higher)<br \/>\nHigher!<br \/>\n(Fire!)<br \/>\nFire, fire, fire<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Music Drops to Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Distant Percussion]<br \/>\nBurn&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Burn&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>When are we gonna learn?<\/p>\n<p>[Whispered]<br \/>\nFire needs fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Demand is the fuel.<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nBurn, burn, burn<br \/>\n(When we gonna learn?)<br \/>\nBurn, burn, burn<\/p>\n<p>Fire!<br \/>\n(Higher)<br \/>\nHigher!<br \/>\n(Fire!)<br \/>\nFire, fire, fire<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nBurn!<br \/>\n(Burn!)<br \/>\nBut we can choose<br \/>\nBurn!<br \/>\n(Burn!)<br \/>\nWhat we refuse<\/p>\n<p>Burn, burn, burn<br \/>\n(When we gonna learn?)<br \/>\nBurn, burn, burn<\/p>\n<p>Fire!<br \/>\n(Higher)<br \/>\nHigher!<br \/>\n(Fire!)<br \/>\nFire, fire, fire<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Distorted Guitar, Heavy Drums, Bass, Hammond Organ and Synth; Gradually Stripping Down to a Single Guitar Harmonic]<br \/>\nBurn&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Fire&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Higher&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Spoken, fading]<\/p>\n<p>When we gonna learn?<br \/>\n(The situation&#8217;s dire)<br \/>\nFire<br \/>\n(Fire)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Demand-Destruction\/\">Demand Destruction<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Distorted Electric Guitar Riff, Heavy Bass, Stomping Drums, Hammond Organ Swells, Rising Analog Synth] [Spoken Vocal] Burn&#8230; (We know what fire does.) Burn&#8230; (We know what heat does.) Burn&#8230; So why&#8230; Do we don&#8217;t we wanna try&#8230; &#8230; to learn? 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