Cover art for Crash and Burn by SAVAGE GARDEN

Crash and Burn

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Crash and Burn Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment, please
To tame your wild wild heart
I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you
It's hard to find relief
And people can be so cold

[Pre-Chorus 1]
When darkness is upon your door
And you feel like you can't take anymore

[Chorus]
Let me be the one you call
If you jump, I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash, then crash and burn, you're not alone

[Verse 2]
When you feel all alone
And a loyal friend is hard to find
You're caught in a one way street
With the monsters in your head
[Pre-Chorus 2]
When hopes and dreams are far away
And you feel like you can't face the day

[Chorus]
Let me be the one you call
If you jump, I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash, then crash and burn, you're not alone

[Bridge]
'Cause there has always been heartache and pain
And when it's over, you'll breathe again
You'll breathe again

[Middle 8]
When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your wild wild heart

[Chorus]
Let me be the one you call
If you jump, I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash, then crash and burn, you're not alone
Let me be the one you call
If you jump, I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash, then crash and burn, you're not alone
Let me be the one you call (Ooh)
If you jump, I'll break your fall (You're not alone)
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night (No, no, you're not alone)
If you need to fall apart (Ooh)
I can mend a broken heart (You're not alone)
If you need to crash, then crash and burn, you're not alone (If you need to crash and burn, you're not alone)
[Outro]
Let me be the one you call
If you jump, I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart (You're not alone)
I can mend a broken heart (No, no)
If you need to crash, then crash and burn, you're not alone (Never alone)
Let me be the one you call
If you jump, I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night

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What did SAVAGE GARDEN say about "Crash and Burn"?
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Darren Hayes:

I love the music video for “Crash and Burn.” I was very excited to work with the director to make something stylistic and graphic. It reminds me of some of my favorite Madonna videos — especially the ’90s ring flash lighting and oversaturated colors. Musically it’s a dear song to me, because it’s all the words I wished someone would have said to me during the period after the first Savage Garden album. I was living in New York alone, having left Australia to live in the USA permanently. It was a very sad time in my life, and that’s where many of the songs from Affirmation came from.

–via Billboard (2017)

Credits
Acoustic Guitar
Background Vocals
Release Date
March 20, 2000
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