killing joke
killing joke
Mark out the points Build the pyre Assemble different drummers Light up the fire Put on your masks And animal skins Illumination, illumination Listen to the drums Between each beat, each beat of the drum O beloved mother of liberty Hold me in your arms Burn burn, burn brightly Burn burn, burn white heat And the day will come Before the lights go out Who will you turn to Who will you turn to Choose the crucifixion Or Osiris slain Recurring themes, time again. Illumination, illumination Burn burn, burn white heat Oh how ingenious the centuries of lies Ezekiel’s chariots streak across the skies Holy books and history texts forget Because we know Souls are recycled in the death and Resurrection show O beloved mother of liberty Come to me Everything I’m taught, amounts to nought Everything I learn, the fire shall burn Notions of myself that when I’m not Whoever I was is now lost Illumination, illumination Burn burn, burn brightly Burn burn, burn white heat Oh how ingenious the centuries of lies Ezekiel’s chariots streak across the skies Holy books and history texts forget Because we know Souls are recycled in the death and Resurrection show O beloved mother of liberty Come to me Burn away all my impurities Hold me in your arms Burn burn, burn brightly Burn burn, burn white heat By cHiari