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Burning globe of oxyg'n fire,
like electric funeral pyre
or
Burning globe of Oxy fire,
like electric funeral pyre
or
Burning from an unseen fire,
like electric funeral pyre
or
Burning from an unseen fire,
like electric funeral pyre
Burning globe of obscene fire,
like electric funeral pyre
Editor's note: The second line is disputed. Some lyrics sites say the right words are "obscene fire", while others say "oxy fire".
Burning globe of obscene fire, like electric funeral pyre
Burning globe of toxic fire, like electric funeral pyre
Everybody waits
In the burning place
Tearing life away, here's the burning pay
Thanks for a great site
Heaven's golden chorus sings,
Hell's angels black their wings
Heaven's golden chorus sings,
Hell's angels flap their wings
Hell's angels black their wings
Hell's angels flap their wings
I smell bits of blood.
Ice melting to flood.
Ice melts into blood
Ice melting to flood
Lights electric funeral pyre
like electric funeral pyre
Rivers turn to wood,
ice melts into blood
Rivers turn to wood,
ice melting to flood
Rivers turn to wood
Eyes melt into blood.
Rivers turn to wood
Ice melting to flood.
Tearing life away, ease the bloody pain
Tearing life away, here's the burning pay
Three specks in the sky warn you you're gonna die
Reflex in the sky warn you you're gonna die
Three wrecks in the sky
Warn you you're gonna die
Reflex in the sky
Warn you you're gonna die
Turning people into clay,
radiation's mighty day
Turns people into clay,
radiation minds decay
Turns people into clay, radiation's mighty day
Turns people into clay, radiation minds decay