Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
XTC
XTC
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andy Partridge
Andy Partridge
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Lillywhite
Steve Lillywhite
Producer
Nick Cook
Nick Cook
Engineer
Hugh Padgham
Hugh Padgham
Engineer
Steve Prestage
Steve Prestage
Engineer
George Chambers
George Chambers
Engineer

Lyrics

How bright are the fires of thought in a chain of command?
How bright is the medical torch when it's put in our hand?
My microbes and I, we can't wait to lay down and die
We realize that we must be spent
Like the cells that dissolve when a brainwave is sent
How bright are the fires of thought in a chain of command?
How bright are the fires of thought in a chain of command?
How bright is the medical torch when it's put in our hand?
My blood group and me, a body of soldiers are we
To the wound, we quickly flowed
And we fought 'em with the weapons in our chemical code
How bright are the fires of thought in a chain of command?
My microbes and I, we can't wait to lay down and die
We realize that we must be spent
Like the cells that dissolve when a brainwave is sent
How bright are the fires of thought in a chain of command?
Chain of command, chain of command
Chain of command, chain of command
Chain of command, chain of command
Chain of command, chain of command
Chain of command, chain of command
Chain of command, chain of command
Chain of command, chain of command
Written by: Andy Partridge
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