Lyrics to
Chain Of Command

This version of Chain Of Command was released by Xtc in 1979.

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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
Can’t wait to lay down and die
We realise 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

My bloodgroup and me
A body of soldiers are we
To the wound we quickly flowed
And we fought with the weapons in our
Chemical code
How bright are the fires of thought
In a chain of command

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About Lyrics and Chain Of Command by Xtc

The lyrics for Chain Of Command are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1979 song by Xtc. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Chain Of Command have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Chain Of Command - Xtc and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Chain Of Command by Xtc in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Chain Of Command" means the words set to the music of Chain Of Command, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Xtc. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Chain Of Command and the lyrics to Chain Of Command are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Xtc who came here looking just for the lyrics to Chain Of Command, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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