XTCare an influential new wave band from Swindon, England. First coming together in 1972, the core duo of Andy Partridge(guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding(bass, vocals) went through numerous band names (including and Star Park) over the next five years. Drawing influence from the New York Dollsand the emerging New York punk scene, they played glam rock with homemade costumes and slowly built up a following. Drummer joined in 1973. Keyboard player Barry Andrewsfollowed in 1976, and the band finally settled on a name: XTC.
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Burning With Optimism’s Flames Lyrics
Xtc
Never seen her glowing
All that bright shes throwing
Like some aurora
From her head its growing
Reaching to the ground and all around
Like a navajo blanket
Never heard her singing
Now shes gently ringing
Like copper wind chimes
What on earth is bringing up this stream
The cat who got the cream is licking her lips
And smiling like her cheshire cousin
She claims shes found a way to make her own light
All you do is smile, you banish the night
She says shes burning with optimisms flames, away away
She says shes burning up all her guilts and shames, away away
She says shes burning with optimisms flames, away away
She says shes burning up
Now you see Im smiling
Back to juvenileing
I learnt her lesson
In like flint and styling
All the world is neatly curled around my littlest finger
I cant stop this grinning
So assume Im winning
Threw pessimism
In the air its spinning
Crashing to the floor and nevermore
Will it lure me away with sweets
And shiny things just like a magpie
Now every bird and bee just fuel the fire for me
Now every closing door just fans the flames some more
(now Im thinking okay)
(Im turning night into day)