The Arsonist
Thrice * Track #4 On The Alchemy Index, Vols. 1 & 2: Fire & Water
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Album The Alchemy Index, Vols. 1 & 2: Fire & Water
The Arsonist by Thrice
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ThriceWrited by
Dustin Kensrue & Teppei Teranishi & Eddie Breckenridge & Riley BreckenridgeAbout
This song is about passion for a moral revolution. It’s largely inspired by Chapter 5 of G.K. Chesterton’s book Orthodoxy. In that chapter, Chesterton laments the attitude of “introspective moralists” who have “pride without the excuse of passion” and who insist “upon small things done or undone; i...
The Arsonist Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There is truth beneath the floorboards
There is hope in brick and stone
They tell me just to shut my mouth
Leave well enough alone
[Verse 2]
But I think maybe all that's needed
Is a match and gasoline
Because I don't think that any one of them believes
That there will be a reckoning
[Refrain]
But I will see this city burn
[Verse 2]
There are still good shepherds scattered
But they're far between and few
And the sheep's skin that the wolves all wear's
So thin I see right through
And I think maybe all that's needed
Is some gas and open flame
Because I don't think that any one of them believes
That fire can erase their names
[Refrain]
But I will see this city burn
I said I will see this city burn
[Chorus]
We will burn it down and
Build it again, what was buried in flame
Burn it down and
Build it again from the bricks that remain
[Bridge]
I love this city, but I've set and numbered its days
I love this city, enough that I'll set it ablaze
I love this city, but I've set and numbered its days
I love this city, enough that I'll set it ablaze
[Verse 1]
There's truth beneath the floorboards
There's hope in brick and stone
But they tell me just to shut my mouth
Leave well enough alone
But I think that maybe all that's needed
Is some flint and hardened steel
Because I don't think that any one of them
Believes the revolution's real
[Chorus]
We will burn it down and
Build it again, what was buried in flame
Burn it down and
Build it again from the bricks that remain
We will burn it down
Build it again, what was buried in flame
Burn it down
Build it again from the bricks that remain
[Bridge]
I love this city, but I've set and numbered its days
I love this city, enough that I'll set it ablaze
I love this city, but I've set and numbered its days
I love this city, enough that I'll set it ablaze
I love this city, but I've set and numbered its days
I love this city, enough that I'll set it ablaze
I love this city, but I've set and numbered its days
I love this city, enough that I'll set it ablaze
[Outro]
It will burn
Watch the city burn
And it will burn, it will burn, it will burn
Let it burn
The Arsonist Q&A
Who wrote The Arsonist's ?
The Arsonist was written by Dustin Kensrue & Teppei Teranishi & Eddie Breckenridge & Riley Breckenridge.
Who produced The Arsonist's ?
The Arsonist was produced by Thrice & Teppei Teranishi.
When did Thrice release The Arsonist?
Thrice released The Arsonist on Tue Oct 16 2007.