Books Are Burning Lyrics - Nonsuch - Xtc

Books are burning in the main square 

And I saw there, the fire eating the text 

Books are burning in the still air 

And you know where they burn books, people are next 

I believe the printed word should be forgiven 

Doesn't matter what it said 

Wisdom hotline from the dead back to the living 

Key to the larder for your heart and your head, unh 

Books are burning in our own town 

Watch us turn 'round and cast our glances elsewhere 

Books are burning in the playground 

Smell of burnt book is not unlike human hair 

Well, I believe the printed word is more than sacred 

Beyond the gauge of good or bad 

The human right to let your soul fly free and naked 

Above the violence of the fearful and sad, mmm mmm yeh 

The church of matches 

Anoints in ignorance with gasoline 

The church of matches 

Grows fat by breathing in the smoke of dreams, it's quite obscene 

Books are burning, more each day now 

And I pray now, you boys will tire of these games 

Books are burning, I hope somehow 

This will allow, a phoenix up from the flames