Elton John
Tower of Babel lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:29
Snow, cement and ivory young towers
Someone called us Babylon
Those hungry hunters
Tracking down the hours
But where were all your shoulders when we cried
Were the darlings on the sideline
Dreaming up such cherished lies
To whisper in your ear before you die
It's party time for the guys in the tower of babel
Sodom meet Gomorrah, Cain meet Abel
Have a ball y'all, see the letches crawl
With the call girls under the table
Watch them dig their graves
'Cause Jesus don't save the guys
In the tower of Babel
Watch them dig their graves
'Cause Jesus don't save the guys
In the tower of Babel, no no no
Junk, angel, this closet's always stacked
The dealers in the basement
Filling your prescription
For a brand new heart attack
But where were all your shoulders when we cried
Were the doctors in attendance
Saying how they felt so sick inside
Or was it just the scalpel blade that lied
It's party time for the guys in the tower of babel
Sodom meet Gomorrah, Cain meet Abel
Have a ball y'all, see the letches crawl
With the call girls under the table
Watch them dig their graves
'Cause Jesus don't save the guys
In the tower of Babel
Watch them dig their graves
'Cause Jesus don't save the guys
In the tower of Babel, no no no
It's party time for the guys in the tower of babel
Sodom meet Gomorrah, Cain meet Abel
Have a ball y'all, see the letches crawl
With the call girls under the table
Watch them dig their graves
'Cause Jesus don't save the guys
In the tower of Babel
Watch them dig their graves
'Cause Jesus don't save the guys
In the tower of Babel, no no no
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Key vocabulary
- always
- every time; continuouslyA1
- ball
- round objectA1
- called
- named; requestedA1
- doctors
- medical professionalsA1
- don't
- do notA1
- filling
- making something fullA1
- girls
- female childrenA1
- how
- in what wayA1
- hungry
- wanting foodA1
- meet
- see someone by appointmentA1
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About this song
Elton John is an English singer-songwriter and pianist known for his role in pop rock and piano-driven glam rock. He became famous for the songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin and for a career that produced major chart hits and award-winning performances.