Lyrics

[Verse 1] At the end, I didn't really comprehend That I was saying goodbye For the last time to all my friends and family My only thought was flight from the mines [Chorus 1] When it hits me, I've already Crossed the border into higher country Thunder and hail Sheltered in a burned-out van I whisper a lullaby [Verse 2] I press on Keeping abreast of the dual-carriageway Over fields asway with phantoms of wheat It's been days now and I haven't seen a single living creature Besides a pair of sparring magpies [Chorus 2] Going under ochre arches Once the rumbling arteries of a great city To-and-fro-ing people in their droves Above bright streets now, desolate capillaries of stone [Bridge] Their laughter resounds from the shells of Every shop, every pub, every school, every home [Verse 3] Within weeks, I managed to find the building Where Mam and Dad's earthen vessels are lain And the dog's, and my own [Chorus 3] With my bare fists, I smash the screens Pull their drips out, and fling away their goggles I am in bits Half-expecting them to wake But, nothing changes I'll just have to find another way to reach them (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)