burn a candle set a light

keep on going against the stream

be as mean as mean can be

as long as you're not to extreme

read the papers watch the news

be informed an get the blues

collect your garbage use the subway

swaying you stay on the roof

search for solutions for the future

find resources drill for oil

raise some powerplants and then

burry them under the soil

rome is burning the emperor sings

waiting for what time may bring

his body caressed by the virgins

laughing shy he turns around

and spits into the fire



and hopes that he can calm it down

fight the flames with words

cause they're cheaper than water

thinking he can heal the world

but the only thing he really does

is sitting on a sofa

and spit into the fire



rabbits hopping on the green

and jump directly in your pan

turtles transform into soup

enjoy them as long as you can

silent sitting writing songs

'bout all the idiots that pretend

that their words can change the world

I think I'm right but in the end

I spit into the fire



and hope that I can calm it down

fight the flames with words

cause they're cheaper than water

thinking I can heal the world

but the only thing I really do

is sitting on a sofa

and spit into the fire

and spit into the fire

spit into it