Lirik lagu ini diciptakan sendiri olehnya dan menjadi trek kelima dalam album debutnya, Marry Me (2007).
Album tersebut berisikan 12 lagu, hits populer lainnya yaitu seperti “Marry Me” dan “Jesus Saves, I Spend".
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Paris is Burning” dari St. Vincent.
[Intro]
A5 A Am A5 E5 E
E G Am E E7 G E Am E E7 C7 F
[Verse 1]
F Em Am E E7
I write to give word the war is over
D7
Send my cinders home to mother
G7 C E E7
They gave me a medal for my valor
E G E
Leaden trumpets spit the soot of power
[Pre-Chorus]
Am Fm F G# F G Am
They say, "I'm on your side when nobody is, 'cause nobody is
G# G
Come sit right here and sleep while I slip poison in your ear."
[Chorus]
Am F E Am
We are waiting on a telegram to give us news of the fall
F E Am
I am sorry to report, dear Paris is burning after all
Fm E Am
We have taken to the streets in open rejoice, revolting
E G7
We are dancing a black waltz, fair Paris is burning after all
[Post-Chorus]
G7 D7
Oh no
E7
Oh my god
C7 G7 B7
[Verse 2]
C7 B7 A7 E7
Enclosed in this letter, there's a picture
E G Dm E
Black and white for your refrigerator
Am E E7
Sticks and stones have made us smarter
G Am
It's words that cuts us under our armor
[Pre-Chorus]
G# G Am
They say, "I'm on your side when nobody is, 'cause nobody is
G# G
Come sit right here and sleep while I slip poison in your ear."
[Chorus]
Em F E Am
We are waiting on a telegram to give us news of the fall
Em F E F
I am sorry to report, dear Paris is burning after all
E Am
We have taken to the streets in open rejoice, revolting
Em E Am G A E
We are dancing a black waltz, fair Paris is burning after allllllll
[Post-Chorus]
Em A E
Oh no, oh no
[Outro]
A G A E7
Dance, poor people, dance and drown
A G7 B7 E7
Dance fair Paris to the ground
A E E7
Dance, poor people, dance and drown
Am A7 A7 E
Dance fair Paris, ashes now
A7 E7
Dance, poor people, dance and drown
Am7 A7 E7
Dance fair Paris to the ground
A7 E E7
Dance, poor people, dance and drown
G7 B7 E7
Dance fair Paris, ashes now
[outro riffing continues]
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