Story Behind The Song
when you know something bad is going to happen, but you don't know when ...
Song Description
a lover gone bad who you know is just waiting to explode into meaness ... this is the calm before the storm.
| Song Length |
3:30 |
Genre |
Blues - General, Blues - Chicago |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Quiet, Composed |
Subject |
Lover, Danger |
| Similar Artists |
Cowboy Junkies, Rickie Lee Jones |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1940 - 1949 |
| |
Lyrics
she?s a wrecking ball
best let her fall
she?s a wrecking ball
best let her fall
she ain?t no valentine
she ain?t no china doll
she?s a wrecking ball
she?s a house on fire
one two three four five alarms
she?s a house on fire
one two three four five alarms
a hundred men?ll fight those flames
she?ll just build ?em higher
she?s a house on fire
she?s a parlor gun
(with a) pearly white handle for you to hold
she?s a parlor gun
(with a) pearly white hand for you to hold
you thought that it was safe
till it was pointed in your face
she?s (her?) a parlor gun
she?s a wrecking ball
best let her fall
she?s a wrecking ball
best let her fall
she ain?t no valentine
she ain?t no china doll
she?s a tearing through your walls
screaming down the halls
she? don?t care at all?
she?s a wrecking ball