They drew a map in crayon

On a plastic kitchen plate

Said

"This is how the world works"

While the clock blinked far too late

Paper crowns and crooked badges

Every dumb idea a dare

Spilling gasoline on carpets

Saying

"Look

The floor's still there"

Parliament of matchsticks

Striking on a rusted wall

Simple minds with loaded lighters

Laughing as the embers fall

They swear they know the weather

While they fan a global pyre

Tiny hands on giant levers

Set the world on fire

They outlawed every mirror

So they’d never see the mess

Turned the air to bitter static

Called that poison "happiness"

Built a throne from busted textbooks

Ripped the pages for a show

Asked the children for a compass

Then said

"Kids

What would we know?"

Parliament of matchsticks

Striking on a rusted wall

Simple minds with loaded lighters

Laughing as the embers fall

They swear they know the weather

While they fan a global pyre

Tiny hands on giant levers

Set the world on fire

Is this the joke

Or are we?

Are we the ones who stayed quiet

Politely?

If wisdom whispers

But cowards vote louder

What did we think would grow from that powder?

Parliament of matchsticks

Striking on a rusted wall

Simple minds with loaded lighters

Laughing as the embers fall

They swear they know the weather

While they fan a global pyre

Tiny hands on giant levers

Set the world on fire

Set the world on fire (hey)

Set the world on fire

Track from the album "Tiny Revolutions"