It was written during a tense moment in the Cold War (the early 80s).
"turning 'round as if in flight
I sense your breath cut like a knife
a thousand shadows all in pain
what they feel (fear?) must be the same
the tension's mounting with the tide
I see the heat rise to the sky
I search the faces for a clue
a thousand hate(s), some laughter too"
This indicates the moment of a nuclear attack. The heat, the insane laughter, and the sheer terror at what's happening.
"the flames were dancing as the people shouted
the streets they were alive as the stage was mounted
a thousand cries of jubilation
from the throes of this great people's nation
and as our bridges burned to dust
a useless theme was quite enough
I felt as you, one with the night
someone's calling in the night"
He and a lover are huddled together as they melt with the city? Then again, I have a pretty morbid notion of what's going on, lol.
It was written during a tense moment in the Cold War (the early 80s).
"turning 'round as if in flight I sense your breath cut like a knife a thousand shadows all in pain what they feel (fear?) must be the same
the tension's mounting with the tide I see the heat rise to the sky I search the faces for a clue a thousand hate(s), some laughter too"
This indicates the moment of a nuclear attack. The heat, the insane laughter, and the sheer terror at what's happening.
"the flames were dancing as the people shouted the streets they were alive as the stage was mounted a thousand cries of jubilation from the throes of this great people's nation
and as our bridges burned to dust a useless theme was quite enough I felt as you, one with the night someone's calling in the night"
He and a lover are huddled together as they melt with the city? Then again, I have a pretty morbid notion of what's going on, lol.