Propagandhi - Cop Just Out of Frame lyrics

If I thought it would help
I would immolate myself
In full view of the camera crews
My counterclaim but as we all know
The only tale that would be told
Would be that it was me, not them
Who was insane

But who the fuck do I think I am fooling
As if I know the first thing of
Sacrifice or selflessness?
I'm a cop just out of frame
Who at the first sight of the flames
Throws himself prostrate to the
Ground in reverence
An act so pure, we yearn to feel the burn

Who the fuck do I think I am fooling, as if I
Know the first thing of
Sacrifice or selflessness?

They say that Quang Duc's heart
Survived the flames unscarred
A righteous calling card
Left upon the palace gates
For the invertebrates
Their grip on power pried apart
By just one frail human being, no weapon
No war machine