Man On Fire

Burn it all, top it off, I wanted to get it in One minute, light it up with the kerosene (holding you down) Slow burn now, hurry it up, ain't got much time There goes another neighborhood on the vine There goes another man on fire Dying inside every time that you tell me the truth Cuts like a knife through your kin, your immigrant youth Hoping you die again Hoping you die again Yeah, do you hate me now? Suppress the innocent until it's permanent Yeah, insight the sounds 'Cause I'll burn it down again Police the immigrant On the way down Watch the end begin Dying inside every time that you tell me the truth Burn you for your sins Cuts like a knife through your kin, your immigrant youth Look at yourself, incurable monster 'Cause I can't bleed enough for you any longer We're put on the shelf and left at the altar Privilege fades, then it's dead in the water Burn it all, top it off, I wanted to get it in One minute, light it up with the kerosene (holding you down) Slow burn now, hurry it up, ain't got much time There goes another neighborhood on the vine There goes another man on fire Crumble the monument, burn it all down again Will you judge me for the color of my skin? Tear down the street, take the consequence Why do you hate me for the color of my skin? --- Man on Fire - The Volumes