Flowers Of The Night

Paine and Pierce and Robespierre, Juarez and Danton
Luther, King and Lumumba dead but far from gone
Lenin, Cleaver, Jesus too, outlaws in their nations
Revolutionaries all, dreamed of liberation
God is up in heaven his agents here on earth
The church has said that this man rules, he’s best because of birth
But what’s that noise down in the street, who dares to shout and sing?
With all his courtiers at his side, who dares to touch the king?
Old man get some soldiers, keep them close at hand
There’s a fire in the country, there’s a flame come to the land
Seven thousand loyal troops, in ranks they stretch so far
With seven thousand well armed men, no one can touch the czar
Louis watch the prisons, send the goons around
Is that Paris burning, is the Bastille falling down?
And where are all the mercenaries — paid for by the king?
Have they joined the mob you say, doesn’t money mean anything?
Old men get some soldiers, keep them close at hand
The seeds that were sown yesterday now flower in the land
And guard yourself most carefully with military might
For plants that cannot bloom by day must flower in the night