According to John Balance, this song details an angelic visitor he encountered while tripping on LSD and ecstasy in a nightclub with Marc Almond of Soft Cell. The figure, “literally an angel”, appeared on the dance floor in the early morning with a great lectern and burning book which they read from...
Dark they were
With golden eyes
Brought golden books
From darkened skies
Every word from every world
Within was written down
They read it all aloud to us
With silver tongues of fire
That licked the sun and stars and moon
All space became a choir
Shining
Shining
Shining
Then they left without a sound
Then they left without a sound
Then they left without a sound
Tiny Golden Books was written by Peter Christopherson & John Balance & Tim Lewis.
Tiny Golden Books was produced by Coil.