Blaze Bayley - 1633 lyrics

What is the reason God blessed me with sight?
And shows me these signs in the sky
Where my observations are now leading me
I am just so afraid to describe my certainty
The centre of the universe is the earth
The Holy Father has decreed
But, I believe this heliocentric truth
Will they burn me for what I believe?

In holy flame be purified in holy flame
In holy flame be purified in holy flame
How can all this be offensive to God?
Who created all that I see
How can I deny what I know to be real?
Will they burn me for what I believe?

In holy flame be purified in holy flame
In holy flame be purified in holy flame

Injuring the holy faith with my blasphemy
I will face torment, and I will taste pain
I will be purified in holy flames
I pray for my salvation
Offending the Holy Church with my heresy
Before this court and before Holy God
I beg for mercy please, forgive my sin
I pray for my salvation

This fact cannot be disputed
The centre of all creation is here
No debating and no discovery
Pray for my salvation
I abjure curse and detest all my errors
They are contrary to the Holy Scriptures
I recant for everything I have said
Pray for my salvation

In holy flames I will be purified
In holy flames I will be purified
In holy flames I will be purified
In holy flames I will be purified

And so we turn and so we turn
Turning in a circle in a circle round the sun
And so we turn and so we turn
Turning in a circle in a circle round the sun

In holy flame be purified in holy flame
In holy flame be purified in holy flame

In holy flame be purified in holy flame
In holy flame be purified in holy flame