"Skies of black", "runaway train", "sad decay"... these are not the usual lyrical elements of a Justin Hayward opus. For me this is a protest song, just as "Question" was. Sure, he's talking about missing England, but he's also aware that England has changed in his absence, and not for the better. There's a lot of his wry humour in there. He's having a dig at the place, but not in a way that would upset anybody - because that's the "Hayward" way. Great song. But then, has he ever released a bad one? I don't know of any.
"Skies of black", "runaway train", "sad decay"... these are not the usual lyrical elements of a Justin Hayward opus. For me this is a protest song, just as "Question" was. Sure, he's talking about missing England, but he's also aware that England has changed in his absence, and not for the better. There's a lot of his wry humour in there. He's having a dig at the place, but not in a way that would upset anybody - because that's the "Hayward" way. Great song. But then, has he ever released a bad one? I don't know of any.