Flowers of the night lyrics

Artist  : Paul kantner 
Song : Flowers of the night
 

MUSIC & Lyrics: Jack Traylor
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.