Burning With Optimism's Flames - XTC

Never seen her glowing

All that bright she’s throwing like some aurora

From her head, it’s growing

Reaching to the ground

And all around like a Navajo blanket

Never heard her singing

Now she’s gently ringing like copper wind chimes

What on earth is bringing up this stream?

The cat who got the cream is licking her lips

And smiling like her Cheshire cousin

She claims she’s found a way to make her own light

All you do is smile, you banish the night

She says she’s burning with optimism’s flames, away, away

She says she’s burning up all her guilts and shames, away, away

She says she’s burning with optimism’s flames, away, away

She says she’s burning up

Burning up

Now you see I’m smiling

Back to juveniling

I learnt her lesson, in like flint and styling

All the world is neatly curled

Around my littlest finger

I can’t stop this grinning

So assume I’m winning

Threw pessimism in the air, it’s spinning

Crashing to the floor and nevermore will it lure me away

With sweets and shiny things just like a magpie

She claims she’s found a way to make her own light

All you do is smile, you banish the night

She says she’s burning with optimism’s flames, away, away

She says she’s burning up all her guilts and shames, away, away

She says she’s burning with optimism’s flames, away, away

She says she’s burning up

She’s burning up

Now every bird and bee, just fuel the fire for me

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

Now every closing door just fan the flames some more

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yeah, yeah, yeah

She claims she’s found a way to make her own light

All you do is smile, you banish the night

She says she’s burning with optimism’s flames, away

She says she’s burning up all her guilts and shames, yeah

She says she’s burning with optimism, optimism’s flames, hey

She says she’s burning up

Burning up

Burning up

Now I’m thinking okay

I’m turning night into day