Saved by the light of Burning Churches

            Burning Churches by Me and that Man

That night I saw the flames flicker on the television set
The vicar's tears fell as he faced the camera men
And my mother grabbed her crucifix 
And drew in her breath
It's suspected arson the newsreader said 
My life was reborn into that incendiary darkness
It brought to mind the great writers of satanic verses
From that truth my eyes glowed with unholy illumination 
From the matchstick spark until the final glowing embers
I'm called by the light
Of burning churches
Saved by the light
Of burning churches
I was always the altar boy and never a thief 
Part of the choir and friends with the priest
But it all changed when those prayer books went up in flames
Childhood on fire consumed in the blaze
Now I smoke all my opportunities right down to the filter
I don't regret a single fucking moment of my future
I know the devil better than myself 
And there's no good fun in heaven cause I'm down here raising hell
Called by the light
Of burning churches
Saved by the light
Of burning churches
There's plenty of things that should be left unsaid
So I'll drink some more whiskey and say them again
My life is this war against their words
Slaves to salvation and the prayers of the lord
I'll take up my seat next to Anton La Vey
With a Molotov cocktail and a can of gasoline
Ashes up to heaven
Beautiful destruction
I grew up by that light
I was raised by the light 
BURN BURN BURN x7
Burning Churches!
Called by the light
Of burning churches
Saved by the light
Of burning churches
Called by the light
Of burning churches
Saved by the light
Of burning churches
_____________________
Reading between the lines (het Doorkijkkerkje) is an artwork by the architect duo Gijs Van Vaerenbergh
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Taken on: February 9, 2021

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