The Police

Released: October 2, 1981

Songwriter: Sting

Producer: The Police Hugh Padgham

[Verse 1]
Tied to the tracks and the train's just coming
Strapped to the wing with the engine running

[Pre-Chorus]
You say that this wasn't in your plan
And don't mess around with the demolition man

[Verse 2]
Tied to a chair, and the bomb is ticking
This situation was not of your picking

[Pre-Chorus]
You say that this wasn't in your plan
And don't mess around with the demolition man

[Chorus]
I'm a walking nightmare, an arsenal of doom
I can kill conversation as I walk into the room
I'm a three line whip, I'm the sort of thing they ban
I'm a walking disaster, I'm a demolition man

[Bridge]
You come to me like a moth to the flame
It's love you need but I don't play that game
Because you could be my greatest fan
But I'm nobody's friend, I'm a demolition man

[Chorus]
I'm a walking nightmare, an arsenal of doom
I kill conversation as I walk into the room
I'm a three line whip, I'm the sort of thing they ban
I'm a walking disaster, I'm a demolition man

The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums). The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and are generally regarded as one of the first new wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock that was influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz.

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