(You Will) Set the World On Fire | Testo e Traduzione

(YOU WILL) SET THE WORLD ON FIRE

(Bowie)

Midnight in the Village¹
Seeger² lights the candles
From Bitter End³ to Gaslight⁴
Baets⁵ leaves stage
Ochs⁶ takes notes
When the black girl and guitar
Burn together hot in rage
You’ve got what it takes
You say too much

You will set the world babe
You will set the world on fire
I can work the scene babe
I can see the magazines
I can hear the nation
I can hear the nation cry
You will set the world babe
You will set the world on fire
You will set it on fire

Kennedy would kill
For the lines that you’ve written
Van Ronk⁷ says to Bobby⁸
She’s the next real thing
Crouched in the halflight
Screaming like a banshee
You’re in the boat, baby
We’re in the water
You say too much

You will set the world babe
You will set the world on fire
I can work the scene babe
I can see the magazines
I can hear the nation
I can hear the nation cry
You will set the world babe
You will set the world on fire
You will set it on fire