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 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 but i will see this city burn 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 but i will see this city burn i said i will see this city burn  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 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 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 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 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 it will burn watch the city burn and it will burn it will burn it will burn let it burn