Lyrics XTC – Sacrifical Bonfire
Text:
Fire they cried
So evil must die
And yields are good
So men pull back hoods and smile
The scapegoat blood spilled
Spittled and grilled it crackled and spat
And children grew fat on the meat
Change must be earnt
Sacrificial bonfire must burn
Burn up the old
Ring in the new
Assembled on high
Silhouette against the sky
The smoke prayed and pranced
And sparks did their dance in the wind
Shadows wore thin with less and less skin
And the clothes that were draped
Was all that told man from ape
Change must be earnt
Sacrificial bonfire must reign
Reign over good
Banish the bad
Spittled and grilled it crackled and spat
And children grew fat on the meat
Change must be earnt
Sacrificial bonfire must burn
Burn up the old
Ring in the new
Assembled on high
Silhouette against the sky
The smoke prayed and pranced
And sparks did their dance in the wind
Shadows wore thin with less and less skin
And the clothes that were draped
Was all that told man from ape
Change must be earnt
Sacrificial bonfire must reign
Reign over good
Banish the bad
Album
XTC – XTC - Skylarking
XTC – Dear God
XTC – Sacrifical Bonfire
XTC – Dying
XTC – The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
XTC – Mermaid Smiled
XTC – Another Satellite
XTC – Big Day
XTC – Earn Enough For Us
XTC – Season Cycle
XTC – 1000 Umbrellas
XTC – Ballet For A Rainy Day
XTC – That’s Really Super, Supergirl
XTC – The Meeting Place
XTC – Grass
XTC – Summer’s Cauldron