Burning Churches (feat. Mat McNerney)

That night I saw the flames flicker on the television set
 The vicar's tears fell as he faced the camera men
 And my mother grabbed her crucifix and drew in her breath
 "It's suspected arson" the newsreader said
 My life was reborn into that incendiary darkness
 It brought to mind the great writers of satanic verses
 From that truth my eyes glowed with unholy illumination
 From the matchstick spark until the final glowing embers
 I'm called by the light
 Of burning churches
 I'm saved by the light
 Of burning churches
 I was always the altar boy and never a thief
 Part of the choir and friends with the priest
 But it all changed when those prayer books went up in flames
 Childhood on fire consumed in the blaze
 Now I smoke all my opportunities right down to the filter
 I don't regret a single fucking moment of my future
 I know the devil better than himself
 And there's no good fun in heaven
 Cause I'm down here raising hell
 I'm called by the light
 Of burning churches
 I'm saved by the light
 Of burning churches
 There's plenty of things that should be left unsaid
 So I'll drink some more whiskey and say them again
 My life is this war against their words
 Slaves to salvation and the prayers of the lord
 I'll take up my seat next to Anton LaVey
 With a Molotov cocktail and a can of gasoline
 Ashes up to heaven
 Beautiful destruction
 I grew up by that light
 I was raised by the light
 BURN BURN BURN
 BURN BURN BURN
 BURN BURN BURN
 BURN BURN BURN
 BURN BURN BURN
 BURN BURN BURN
 BURN BURN BURN
 Burning Churches!
 I'm called by the light
 Of burning churches
 I'm saved by the light
 Of burning churches
 I'm called by the light
 Of burning churches
 I'm saved by the light
 Of burning churches