Lyrics to
Set Myself On Fire

This version of Set Myself On Fire was released by Xtc in 1978.

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Ha Ha Ha
Ho Ho Ho
Now you see it
Now you don’t
Has no bones
To hurt your throat
Good and sweet
Nice to eat
If you like it
Just repeat

I’ll set myself on fire
I’ll set myself on fire
I’ll set myself on fire
Oh strike my hand
On a stone Joan
God knows this is yuk
Do it all in unison
Ha Ha Ha
Ho Ho Ho

We have the pool
Ah – No that’s cruel
Why do you take me for
A fool?
Try the rails
It’s just not me
No No No
No – Siree

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Xtc has released many songs over the years besides Set Myself On Fire. Xtc released songs from 1978 to 1992 spanning across albums like White Music, Go 2, Drums And Wires, Black Sea, Mummer, The Big Express, Skylarking, Chips From The Chocolate Fireball, and Nonsuch. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Xtc.

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About Lyrics and Set Myself On Fire by Xtc

The lyrics for Set Myself On Fire are defined as the words making up the song released by Xtc in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Set Myself On Fire have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Xtc and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Set Myself On Fire by Xtc if you think through it. 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 Set Myself On Fire" means the words set to the music of Set Myself On Fire, 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 Set Myself On Fire and the lyrics to Set Myself On Fire 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 Set Myself On Fire, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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