[Verse 1] Take the children and yourself And hide out in the cellar By now the fighting will be close at hand Don't believe the church and state And everything they tell you Believe in me, I'mMike & the Mechanics - Silent running 1986Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, can you hear?Take the children and yourselfAnd h
"The story is about the idea that this father of the family is ahead in time, so he can look back and see what's going to happen in England, and it's not good. He's trying to get a message back to his family to warn them that the impending disaster is coming. Hence the line, 'Can you hear me, can you hear me calling you?'"
Take the children and yourself And hide out in the cellar By now the fighting will be close at hand Don't believe the church and state And everything they tell you Believe in me, I'm with the high command Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? Can you hear me, can you hear me running? And hide out in the cellar. By now the fighting will be close at hand. Don't believe the church and state. And everything they tell you. Believe in me I'm with the high command. Can you hear me can you hear me running. Can you hear me running can you hear me calling you. Theres a gun and ammunition.