Sacrificial Bonfire - XTC

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 earned

Sacrificial bonfire

Must burn

Burn up the old

Ring in the new

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 earned

Sacrificial bonfire

Must reign

Reign over good

Banish the bad

Reign over good

Banish the bad

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