The room was dark

The moon was shining bright

I held you and we kissed goodnight

Then through the window

That ungodly light

Was I asleep were you awake

Did I arrive just too late

Is there something you're not saying

I should know



Tell me who set this church on fire

Why is everything we love

Burning to the ground

Tell me who set this church on fire

Is everything that's sacred fallin' down



The saints and sinners in the stained glass

They whisper to me as I pass

There's nothing in this world that lasts

Did someone toss a match away

A careless gesture, who can say



Tell me who set this church on fire

Why is everything we love

Burning to the ground

Tell me who set this church on fire

Is everything that's sacred fallin' down



A shout came from the second floor

And someone ran out the back door

Could he have been the parish priest

A worshipper trapped in the heat

Or was he the one who set the flames to burn



Tell me who set this church on fire

Why is everything we love

Burning to the ground

Tell me who set this church on fire

Is everything that's sacred fallin' down