Sky Is Falling

Sky Is Falling is a b-side from the 1989 James single Sit Down.

It was only ever released in its demo version, originally recorded for the infamous Manchester North of England compilation at the beginning of 1989 as well as a French Les Irrockuptibles compilation Un Printemps 89 and later on the first Rough Trade issue of the Sit Down single. It made very very rare appearances on the set list at gigs on the 1988 autumn tour.

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Tear down the forests, replace them with sky-highs
Pumping out sewage into the seas
Suck up the oil slicks, hollow out mountains
This planet's so sick, it's ready to heave
Don't look up, the sky's falling
Don't look up, the sky's falling
Don't look up, the sky's falling
Falling on me
Fall, fall, falling on me

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Greedy metal fingers, tearing at her heart
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Metal fingers, tearing at her heart

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My Mother Nature has taken a turn for the worse
She's violated, and man is the name of her curse
The winds are screaming, the sky is bleeding red tears
Don't look up, the sky is falling
Don't look up, the sky is falling
Don't look up, the sky is falling
Falling on me
Falling on me

The oceans are cesspools of chemical compounds,
Plastic containers, industrial waste
Melt down the ice caps, wear out the o-zone
Everybody's losing this in-human race
Don't look up, the sky's falling
Don't look up, the sky's falling
Don't look up, the sky's falling
Falling on me
Fall, fall, falling on me

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Falling on me
Falling on me