We are the rats, and we run this town We are the black plague bearing down We have no fear and we have no pity We hate you, we hate this city Every mistake you ever made The bodies you thought would never need graves They pave the gutters of London town 'Til the streets become a feeding ground London is the reason London is the reason London is the reason We are the rats, and we run this town We are the black plague bearing down We have no fear, we have no pity We hate you, we hate this city The River Thames is running dry The bodies have been piled high All the corpses up on the shores We'll drag them out 'cause they are yours London is the reason London is the reason London is the reason We are the rats, and we run this town We are the black plague bearing down We have no fear, we have no pity We hate you, we hate this city ♪ London is the reason (When it burns down, we'll be trialed for treason) London is the reason (When it burns down, we'll be trialed for treason) London is the reason (When it burns down, we'll be trialed for treason) London is the reason (When it burns down, we'll be trialed for treason) Yeah