burned at the stake
for a mistake
he never dared to make
yeah he paid
the price
the price
for eternity's vice
not beloved A, no
not somebody
we've collectively
come to know
come to know
just somebody who was
-invisible-
a ghost
not a witch
not a witch
a human ghost
did he make the switch?
did he make the switch?
who knows, all I know
is that he was burned at the stake
is that he was burned at the stake
for a mistake
that he never made
the human ghost
he never weighed
up the consequences
for taking the heat
the heat of a fire
that burned right through
though his spirit lives on
in lieu, in a memory
that resides within us
the one we can't quite place
his presence, imbued with grace
debasement, he was effaced
on the face of it
burned at the stake
burnt off the earth
for a chance
he didn't take
for human eternity's mistake
he spent time, all of it
with the fire
he spent time, all of it
with the fire
but he never said a word
not a single word
he just burned
in silence
silence is gold
silence burns/ silence earns
collective guilt
-rip ashes-
not a single word
he just burned
in silence
silence is gold
silence burns/ silence earns
collective guilt
-rip ashes-
