Tinderbox - One Spark is Enough

Lyrics

[INTRO – UK PUBLIC INFORMATION VOICE] Dry ground. Dry grass. Dry air. One spark is enough. [BEAT IN] [VERSE 1] Dry grass by the roadside Hot wind through the trees A cigarette still burning Dropped where no one sees Put it out Bin it right Don’t leave heat behind One careless second Can change the whole skyline [PRE-CHORUS] Look twice, look twice Before you walk away If it can catch It can spread And it won’t wait Stay sharp Stay clear When the ground is dry One small spark One long night [CHORUS] Tinderbox, tinderbox One spark is enough Tinderbox, tinderbox Don’t give fire a start Put it out Take it home Leave no flame behind Tinderbox, tinderbox One spark is enough [INSTRUMENTAL – WARNING TONE / DRUMS] [VERSE 2] Glass left in the grass A match that isn’t cold A barbecue still burning Hours after you go No open flame On the dry ground Take your rubbish home What looks small now Can run before you know [PRE-CHORUS] Look twice, look twice Before you walk away If it can catch It can spread And it won’t wait Stay sharp Stay clear When the ground is dry One small spark One long night [CHORUS] Tinderbox, tinderbox One spark is enough Tinderbox, tinderbox Don’t give fire a start Put it out Take it home Leave no flame behind Tinderbox, tinderbox One spark is enough [BREAK – SPOKEN / URGENT] See smoke? Get clear. See fire? Don’t go near. Call nine-nine-nine. Say where. Say what you see. Don’t fight it yourself. Leave that to the crews. [PAUSE] One spark is enough. [FINAL CHORUS – CHOIR JOINS] Tinderbox, tinderbox One spark is enough Tinderbox, tinderbox Don’t give fire a start Put it out Take it home Leave no flame behind Tinderbox, tinderbox One spark is enough [CHOIR:] Look twice Put it out Take it home Leave no flame behind [LEAD:] One spark— [CHOIR:] Is enough. [OUTRO – PUBLIC INFORMATION VOICE] Dry weather. Dry ground. Higher risk. Don’t be the reason it starts.