Richard Thompson - She Burns It All Lyrics

Richard Thompson Lyrics

"She Burns It All"

Build your dreams and
Towers to the sky
All to dust and ruin in the
Blinking of an eye
When Love Comes to Call
She burns it all

Crow feet toad skin
Steal a serpent's kiss
Mandrake root or holy water
Heaven or abyss
When Love Comes to Call
She burns it all

Snakes and ladders
Life's old ups and downs
Words that sting and words that tear
The news flies all around
When Love Comes to Call
She burns it all

Dead men dreaming
Dreaming of the sun
Sun will wake the old revenges
Curse on everyone
When Love Comes to Call
She burns it all

Safe inside that
World you hold so dear
Culture, honour, upright standing
Righteous and sincere
When Love Comes to Call
She burns it all

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album: "Hippies, Thugs And Heroes" (2026)

Richard Thompson - Hippies, Thugs And Heroes album cover

Sorcerer's Apprentice

Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking

Pauper's Grave

Unsung Hero

Make Believe You Don't Know Me

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