Everything's On Fire
 Versions
Commentary
Lyrics
The Single
Released In: [Australia / NZ]
Release Date: 1986
Australian Chart Position: 78
Initial Cover Concept:
7" Front Cover:
7" Back Cover:
12" Front Cover:
12" Back Cover:
Promotional video screen shots:
Single Availability: Moderately rare.
Value: A$6-A$22.
All singles have an Orchestral version of "This
Morning" on it. The 12" single adds the excellent b-side only
"Mind Of An American".
Versions
| Version |
Length |
Source |
Availability |
Studio
 |
4:27 |
Human Frailty album. |
Extremely common. Available new in Australia on CD. |
| Studio |
4:25 |
Natural
Selection album. |
Extremely common. Available new in Australia on CD. |
| Studio |
4:27 |
Australian 12" Everything's On Fire single. |
Extremely rare. |
| Studio |
4:27 |
Collected Works album. |
Extremely common. |
| Studio (single edit) |
3:37 |
Australian 7" Everything's On Fire single. |
Extremely rare. |
| Studio (single edit) |
3:37 |
Natural
Selection video. |
Moderately common. Available new in Australia on DVD. |
| Live Acoustic |
3:36 |
Mark Seymour Titanic album. |
Moderately common. Available new in Australia on
CD. |
| Live [1] |
3:46 |
20th Anniversary edition versions of the Human Frailty
album. |
Moderately common. Available new in Australia on CD/DVD. |
| Live [2] |
3:55 |
Living In Large Rooms &
Lounges album. |
Extremely common. Available new in Australia on CD. |
Recommended Version.
Commentary
Comments from the "Natural
Selection" liner notes (by Mark Seymour):
A hymn to love going wrong... very quickly. The guy's outside
with a jerry can full of hero, and murder in his heart... not a how to. Banned
from Countdown.
Lyrics
If I don't come home before midnight
And I call out your name in the dark
You'll know that I've been tempted
And I'll know that I've got no heart
And I'll know I won't be expected
And you'll think we're drifting apart
And I might as well be blowing at the top of the world
When my fingers find your body in the dark
Everything's on fire
Everything's on fire
So if I don't come home before midnight
And I can't find the keyhole in the dark
Burn the place down, make it glow like Christmas
The tenderness that's burning in my heart
Everything's on fire
Everything's on fire
[repeat]
If you can't open your eyes in the morning
If some maniac has been and left his mark
I'll be round to sift through the cinders
Lift the lid and take the thing apart
Everything's on fire
Everything's on fire
[repeat]
So to all you feelers and fumblers
Waiting for the fireworks to start
Do it now-blow it up yourself
Unbutton the butcher in your heart.
And if I don't come home before midnight
And I can't find the keyhole in the dark
You'll know, you'll know that I've been tempted
You'll know, you'll know we're drifting apart.
Everything's on fire
Everything's on fire
[repeat]
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