Reyne, James - Fall Of Rome Lyrics

Watched this man at St Marys League club in 93. Was on a working holiday from England. This song was his opener. Brilliant

My all time fav Crawl song, man I used to play this in my XB 351 Ford Falcon whilst illegally drag racing down Princes Hwy in Dandenong, I miss them days so much!

"Suggested by UMG
Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (Official Video)"

Apparently YouTube can't understand poor James either. :)

The most stunning thing about this music video is they are all dressed.

oh wow ive just heard a major major fk up in the start of this song ive never noticed it before but im picking a lot up by ear...at the start at the end of the 2nd line of lyrics you can hear the guitar pick RAKE across the muted strings then again all muted then again all muted then omg the last string of the rake rings and its not supposed to cause after that there is a normal muted rake...i cant believe they put this mistake into the song...anyone else hear it?

Home grown Mount Eliza boy.
🌺 Saw them live , many times
at the Pier Hotel Frankston.
Absolutely amazing.

James Reyne is a blooming legend

Living the "categorical lie' ....love it!!

Still listening in 2019 fuck’n love it.

The enigmatic intro to this song can mean so much to so many people
“I want no part of this despair. I want no ugly mornings. I want no opiated fear. I want no clouded callings. All alone. All alone. Alone”

Every morning when I wake from my bed
I find I'm yawning just a'scratchin' my head
I face the dawning and I feel like I'm dead
I been sleeping all alone
Well every daybreak as I wake from my sleep
I find I'm aching as I drag from the deep
If I were a Mustang I'd be a junk yard heap
Mirror don't lie mirror don't lie
Talk about a rolling stone.

Everybody said what's that sound
Put it in a skillet and a'slap it all around
And everybody said I can't stay home
Still thinking 'bout the Fall of Rome
Still thinking 'bout the Fall of Rome

Well all these dragons are just a'draggin' me down
I've been picking things up from the underground
Like a trackless tram I'm Bondi bound
Sitting in the depot all alone
No purity no clear white walls
Just a big stampede when the Warragul calls
Times a'menacing just gnashes and mauls
Where'm I gonna buy it where'm I gonna buy it
Gotta give a dog a bone

Everybody said what's that sound
Put it in a skillet and a'slap it all around
And everybody said I can't stay home
Still thinking 'bout the Fall of Rome
Still thinking 'bout the Fall of Rome
I've been thinking 'bout the Fall of Rome

Well I've been living a catagorical lie
Each last thrill the penultimate high
Just one more hit before I can die
Yellow teeth are snappin' all around
Well every daybreak as I wake from my bed
I find I'm aching just a'scratchin' my head
If I were a Mustang I think it's gone to my head
Mirror don't lie mirror don't lie
Talk about a rolling stone

Everybody said what's that sound
Put it in a skillet and a'slap it all around
And everybody said I can't stay home
Still thinking 'bout the Fall of Rome
Everybody said what's that sound
Put it in a skillet and a'slap it all around
And everybody said I can't stay home
Still thinking 'bout the Fall of Rome
Still thinking 'bout the Fall of Rome
Still thinking 'bout the Fall of Rome
Still thinking 'bout the Fall of Rome
I've been thinking 'bout the Fall of Rome

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: James Michael Reyne

Fall of Rome lyrics © O/B/O Apra Amcos

Thanks for this all of a sudden I'm in my '20's again

Unholychik45 I was a pup in my teens back then I ain’t feeling old.

The Mark II Jaguar and the Telecaster are the highlights here.

Well written no bullshit Aussie rock- world class songwriting

yeah now that mumble rap is popular im feeling mumble rock next and james reyne will already be the king!

I'm Still thinking bout the Fall of Rome...

I wonder if James 'ever' thought about the fall of Rome? But yea, greeeat song!

Still great in 2019
Way ahead of its time

"Judge" ... you are hereby sentenced to deciphering any James Reyne song lyric's. "fuck that".

I made that comment at least 1 year ago.

Gotta give a dog a bone....
James is a modern poet.
Gr8 song and memories

This song came to mind today after George Paedophile Pell got 6 years for being a kiddie fiddler. Fall of Rome. Can't wait.

Craig be there for a time I think

The guitar solos are brilliant 🔥

Finally a good tribute to the fall of rome. History boner lvl 10

I don't remember seeing this film clip?

There was a u.s.a , and Australian version ! Not sure which is which from both video's I have seen !

ifIwamusTANG

"Can't wait for the English language version........"

Blast FM

@Michael Wilson He's Australian actually. And he's famous in Oz for being unable to understand in this song, that's the gag, seems you missed it, but there'll be another along in five minutes don't worry. :)

Good one but it's not that bad

Oz rock! Freakin' love it!

This song makes me want to just keep driving..state by state...with this playing on replay...and just don't stop....and thrown in...cory heart-- sunglases at night....As i drive all through the night..

Killer song about smack

I thought it was about the breakdown of a relationship and moving on.

he did a great inpersonation of simon hussey playing the guitar,loved the song when i was a kid

There is a huge revival behind this guy - could be massive!

Could also be easy to understand him but you know thats none of my business.

@Tim G Fuck you Tim G... Easy to mock.. you get up and best James vocally if you're so fucking good.....

@Tim G moron ! 👊

Great Songs Never Grow Old..💕

Best use of an S Type Jag in a film clip ever!

CQUninews i doned a roadtrain 2 perth with a s-type on the back looked great

It's a Mk2 not an S type which has an ugly longer tail.

i know the lyrics and they have a grammatic specialty as many of the verbs a given with an 'a-' in advance like 'yellow teeths a-gnashing all around'. what is the idea behind? is it an australian specialty?

Laenderspiel TV I think he's on speed when he sings that's why teeth are a gnashing.

Great Aussie song. Actually he has plenty of them.

Gorgeous

Leyland P76 in the background hehehe aussie yard junk

A great piece of Australian music,a great of Australian History. Wobetide we should ever lose touch with such a classic aussie
icon.Bless you James! forvever @lozza26

Oh ffs it's woe dummy

@Grunthos The Flatulent Look it up dummy.

All this i like !

This makes me want to get in my car and drive very fast for some reason. Brilliant!

You want to get away from it in a hurry perhaps? ☺

Just realised there is two videos to this song.

And this is imho the better one :-)

Yes - I have to agree!

Aye EMI blocked that one in the UK as well. Raging so I am!

BMG blocked the other version of this video from my Music playlist based on my country of the United States!
I like that one too!! It's the older one I believe. It has him singing in a warehouse with lights flickering on and off with people standing still like mannequins in the background and he moves along to the right while singing.
Anyone know where I can find that version?!?!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGsY2EVUQYc ?

Great song,but the other video version I had I really liked and was banned in my country by BMI or someone!
Anyone know where the other version,with the lights flickering on and off and the people standing still in the background while he moved along to the right and sang, can be found?!?!?!

great song, underrated. Got that Billy Idol sound to it. Anyone know who wrote it?

First name starts with J.... have a go. Funny 5 years eh. The suspense must be killing ya.

@Peter Spry lmao.. Shit stirrer.. Probably the only solo song he did that campared to Aussie crawl stuff imo.