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Lyrics to Both Ends Burning

Lyrics to the song Both Ends Burning as recorded by Roxy Music.

(Ferry)

Please don't ever let me down
For you know I'm not so sure
Do I have the speed to carry on?
Burn you out of my mind?, I know
You're a flame that never fades
Jungle red's a deadly shade
Both ends burning, will the fires meet
Somewhere deep in my soul tonight?

Both ends burning, burning, burn
Both ends burning, burning, burn

Now my course is plain as day
Running bold and world to play
Both ends burning with a strange desire
That feeds the fire in my soul tonight
I will dance the night away living only for today
Both ends burning while you're counting sheep
Hell, who can sleep in this heat this night?

Both ends burning, burning, burn
Both ends burning, burning, burn

Tell me will I ever learn? it's too late, the rush is on
Both ends burning and I can't control
The fire's raging in my soul tonight
Oh will it ever end?
Put your foot down around the bend
Drive me crazy to an early grave
Tell me what is there to save tonight?

Both ends burning, burning, burn
Keep on burning till the end, until the end
Both ends burning till the end, until the end
Keep on burning till the end, until the end
Both ends burning till the end, the very end

 

 

Both Ends Burning

Album Track

This was the second single release from Roxy Music's Siren album. released in December 1975 and climbing to a peak of number 25 during its 7 weeks on the UK charts. The song was featured in the Siren tour and also the Flesh + Blood (1980), Avalon (1982), the re-union tour in 2001 and Bryan Ferry's Frantic tour. Bryan also performed this on his 2014 tour.

The single was coupled with a live version of For Your Pleasure. Both Ends Burning was also used as the b-side to Love Is The drug in USA.

There are 2 versions of this song:-

Album 5:12
Single 3:58

Both Ends Burning has been covered by Ghost Dance on their River Of No Return EP and a Dutch Band Fatal Flowers.


What Bryan says:

"We were on a punishing world tour schedule in 1975 and there were a lot of late nights to get the Siren album finished on time. I guess this was the inspiration behind this song."

Song Musicians

Both Ends Burning is on the following Roxy Music and Solo Albums