They keep saying “burn the books,
but please keep the guns.”
Getting surprised second looks
from absolutely no one.
Ignoring the diamond and the pearl.
while we keep destroying our world,
lift up the best crook who runs
burn the books but keep the guns.
Every church is keeping scripture of how we’re sinnin’
but the congress library is blocking out each second opinion.
Earth will still turn and twirl
while we keep destroying our world,
till it’s shook and it’s undone
burn the books but keep the guns.
The kids aren’t outside playing,
so why would they be reading?
They don’t notice the sudden lack of the bees
they’re too busy zoned out with their TV.
No dog ears or pages curled
while we keep destroying our world,
we’ll let ourselves cook from the sun
burn the books but keep the guns.
They’ve kept all the scrolls and old texts in a museum,
now they’re rushing to burn and bury them in a mausoleum.
Ignoring the diamond and the pearl.
while we keep destroying our world,
lift up the best crook who runs
burn the books but keep the guns.
Like paint we watched the blood swirled
while we kept destroying our world,
the amount it took to be done
but burn the books and keep the guns.