This song's meaning seems simple enough to me. War setting in some village where they are calling this person (the singer) to fight. However, he has a girlfriend which he loves and doesn't want to leave for fear that he won't see her again. There were lots of sirens in WWII that would call the men to war. I think these "sirens" are the same thing.
When I picture this song happening, I often see in my head the scene in The Crucible where Proctor says goodbye to his wife just as the distant drums (sirens) are calling him to the gallows. The singer feels the same sort of anguish and fear when his sirens call him.
This song's meaning seems simple enough to me. War setting in some village where they are calling this person (the singer) to fight. However, he has a girlfriend which he loves and doesn't want to leave for fear that he won't see her again. There were lots of sirens in WWII that would call the men to war. I think these "sirens" are the same thing.
When I picture this song happening, I often see in my head the scene in The Crucible where Proctor says goodbye to his wife just as the distant drums (sirens) are calling him to the gallows. The singer feels the same sort of anguish and fear when his sirens call him.