F L A G // B U R N E R

I was blessed to see you smile

As the kindling sparked and smouldered

Watching holes burned in

The fabric of a symbol of the state

You looked like you did before

With more lines from growing older

There is no one I would rather

Light this fire with today

Resisting every urge

To run and hide

'Cause it's more fun

When the danger's amplified

Hold the feeling deep inside

As the prayer candle

Flickers through the night

On the ceiling, dancing light

Come evangelize

All the prayers they made us say

At those Sunday School recitals

All the lies that we were told

About the history we share

All the shifts we did at work

All the money sent to landlords

All the hopes we had inside

We never brought to bear

I smoked the cigarette

That burned the flag

And I loved you more

With every single drag

Hold the feeling deep inside

As the prayer candle

Flickers through the night

On the ceiling, dancing light

Come, convince me

All our sins were watertight

Hold the feeling deep inside

Come evangelize

I smoked a cigarette and

Burned the flag and lit the candle

I smoked a cigarette and

Burned the flag and lit the candle

I smoked a cigarette and

Burned the flag and lit the candle

I lit the candle

I smoked a cigarette and

Burned the flag and lit the candle

I lit the candle

Hold the feeling deep inside

As the prayer candle

Flickers through the night

On the ceiling, dancing light

Come evangelize