Shine like an arclight Sing like a bird might sing When he was higher than heaven Higher than every other thing Some kind of arclight Sparks in the street I know that you've no answers All I need is for you to shine Shine like an arclight Like I want you to shine I know that you've nobody And I know that you're not mind But the light that you are And the light you can be Is the only thing I want The only light I can see You don't have to know the words And you don't have to know the rules You just shine in the morning like the sun Burn like a candle in the night Shine like a book that's never been read Burn like a saint who knows he's right Shine like a shard of glass On the forest ground When you shine you know You burn me down Well I don't wear no chains I've got no cross to bear And I'm as free as the wind I'm as free as the air I'm as free as the old I'm as cold as the dawn And I'm as lost as you are You are the only law You don't have to know the words And you don't have to know the rules And you never had to speak Down, down, down You burn me down