Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse 1

Somewhere high in the desert near a curtain of blue

St. Anne's skirts are billowing

 But down here in the city of the lime lights

 The fans of Santa Ana are withering

 And you can't deny that living is easy

 If you never look behind the scenery

 It's showtime for dry climes

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And bedlam is dreaming of rain

Chorus

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When the hills of Los Angeles are burning

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Palm trees are candles in the murder wind

 So many lives are on the breeze

 Even the stars are ill at ease

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And Los Angeles is burning

Verse 2

This is not a test

 Of the emergency broadcast system

 Where Malibu fires and radio towers

Conspire to dance again

 And I cannot believe the media Mecca

 They're only trying to peddle reality

 Catch it on prime time, story at nine

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The whole world is going insane

Chorus

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When the hills of Los Angeles are burning

( )

Palm trees are candles in the murder wind

 So many lives are on the breeze

 Even the stars are ill at ease

( )

And Los Angeles is burning

Bridge

 A placard reads

 "The End of Days"

 Jacaranda boughs are bending in the haze

 More a question than a curse

 How could Hell be any worse?

 The flames are stunning

 The camera's running

So take warning

Solo

Chorus

( )

When the hills of Los Angeles are burning

( )

Palm trees are candles in the murder wind

 So many lives are on the breeze

 Even the stars are ill at ease

( )

And Los Angeles is burning