Envy and Other Sins - Don't Start Fires
 ★ van

Somebody screamed last night at the cinema
In a prize-winning film about the Spanish Armada
I wasn't into it anyway,
but a girl got enraged and I wanted to say

"Patience, don't start fires
behind the lines in times of peace
Patience, don't start fires"

We leave at dawn,
so you'd better pack your suitcase
Full of intricate things that justify you.
That don't ask favours or even questions,
that don't get involved
Or expect the truth.

"Patience, don't start fires
behind the lines in times of peace
When troubles wait like storm clouds,
the sun will rise in the East."
Lights march forward from Hyde Park corner,
Eyes gaze skyward at grey,
everyone seems grey and tired.

Now I've never been a believer,
But my faith in myself has been put to the test.
Nobody dreamed I'd amount to much anyway,
Only time bears the proof, which is why I say...

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When troubles wait like storm clouds,
the sun will rise in the East."
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