Philosophers Of Fire Lyrics

wishing glory for themselves
unto the heights of honor
men do make their pathway terrible
even when once they reach it
envy like the thunderbolt
so at times will smite and scorn
and therefore kings are slain
scepters lay turned to dust
gold thrones lay turned to dust
crowns so splendid on their heads
lay bloody underfoot
of the proletariat
trampled beneath the rabble heel
still each man sought unto himself
dominion and supremacy
dominion and supremacy

since the earliest times
man has venerated the element
in the flame something resembles
the volatile fire that dwells within
mystery of the radiant energy of fire
was beyond his ability to understand
yet he felt it's power
yet he felt it's power

set huddled in the cold
in the darkness of the night
behold lightning struck a branch a flame
as it was the story remains
of the sought but never found

they guarded the secrets from the others
on and on, the pattern to this day
mystery of the radiant energy of fire
was beyond his ability to analyze
yet he felt it's power
yet he felt it's power

burn
burn
to them the sun was the only thing that could bring us warmth
so they burnt the homes of their enemies
and with the aid of heat
they tempered steel
making swords and armor
and used these instruments to kill each other

they not only lied to you
they lied to themselves
they not only deceived you
they deceived each other
and the snake sheds it's skin again
and the snake sheds it's skin again