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Artist: Desdemona
Canonical path: /desdemona/if-i-were-fire
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If I Were Fire
Read If I Were Fire lyrics by Desdemona on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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If I Were Fire
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If I were fire, I'd burn the world;
If I were wind, I'd pester it;
If I were water, I'd sink it;
If I were God, I'd plunge it;
If I were the Pope, I'd be gay,
'cause I'd torment all the Christians;
if I were emperor, I'd be good:
'cause everybody's heads I would cut down.
If I were fire, If I were fire
If I were fire, If I were fire
If I were death, I'd go to my father;
If I were life, I'd flee him:
I'd do the same with my mother.
If I were myself, as I am and was,
I'd take the young and beautiful gals:
The crippled and old I'd leave to others.
If I were fire, If I were fire
If I were fire, If I were fire
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