BOY SETS FIRE LYRICS - Nostalgic For Guillotines

BOY SETS FIRE LYRICS

"Nostalgic For Guillotines"

Breathe.

Breathe in the burning air… then sigh.

Be relieved there’s nothing there

We were free long before your free advice

Now the flags, they will burn in paradise



Rest your head here

Feed our nation for us please

And retreat to the back of our lines for your needs



As the blade is raised thoughts get clearer now

What if dreams that you had came crashing down

Would you change or erase the memory

Of the day, oh the day you made us bleed?



Rest your head here

Feed our nation for us please

And retreat to the back of our lines for your needs

We sew the seeds upon your grave,

So you know you’ll feed us either way



[Spoken quote from Jacob's Ladder movie:]

"If you're frightened of dying,

and then you're holding on,

you'll see devils tearing your life away.

But if you've made your peace,

then the devils are really angels,

freeing you from the Earth."



Wash away your sins and begin again

Resurrection from empty hands

Back against the wall watch your tower fall

To the ground with your head

Time to move on.

Your power is gone.

It's your turn to run.

Your hour has come.

…Let the blade fall…



We’ll feed our nation as we please,

As you grieve our children will dance in the streets

We’ve sewn the seeds about your grave

So you know you’ll feed us either way



And the meek shall inherit the earth