Silent Running - Mike + The Mechanics

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? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? There's a gun and ammunition Just inside the doorway Use it only in emergency Better you should pray to God The Father and the Spirit Will guide you and protect you from up here 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? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? Swear allegiance to the flag Whatever flag they offer Never hint at what you really feel Teach the children quietly For some day sons and daughters Will rise up and fight while we stood still Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? (Oh, can you hear me running?) Can you hear me (can you hear me?), can you hear me running? (Hear me calling, calling...) Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? (Oh can you hear, can you hear me calling?) Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, 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? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? There's a gun and ammunition Just inside the doorway Use it only in emergency Better you should pray to God The Father and the Spirit Will guide you and protect from up here 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? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? Swear allegiance to the flag Whatever flag they offer Never hint at what you really feel Teach the children quietly For some day sons and daughters Will rise up and fight while we stood still 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? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you? Can you hear me running (can you hear me calling you?) (Can you hear me) hear me calling you? (Can you hear me running) hear me running babe? (Can you hear me running) hear me running? Calling you, calling you

Stop, 'cause you're killing me You brought me back and you made me feel free Rowdy waves and your energy You pulled me fragile from the wreckage I got so lost here Machine assisted, I disappear To a dream, you don't wanna hear How I got caught up in nowhere again (oh) It feels like I've been silent running Through the infinite pages, I've scrolled out Searching for a new world (For a new world) Waits on the sunrise I'm silent running Run, run, running, run, run, running Run, run, running, run, run, running Run, run, running, run, run, running Run, run, running I'm silent running Run, run, running, run, run, running Run, run, running, run, run, running Run, run, running, run, run, running (Back to you) Run, run, running Stop 'cause you'll make me cry I think it's time that I decide What I've done when I trip and fly And where it's taking me (Taking me) 'Cause there's no way out of here (No way out) In the labyrinth I disappear (No one here) To the dark fleet that got me here (Underground) I got caught up in no where again Oh, itt feels like I've been silent running Through the infinite pages, I scroll out Searching for a new world (Searching for a new world) Waits on the sunrise I'm silent running Run, run, running, run, run, running Run, run, running, run, run, running (Run, run, running, run, run, running) Run, run, running, run, run, running (Back to you) Run, run, running (Back to you) I'm silent running Run, run, running, run, run, running Run, run, running, run, run, running Run, run, running, run, run, running Run, run, running, run, run running Run, run Make me cry I decide Take a knee On the run Ooh-oh-ooh I'm silent running Run, run, running, run, run, running (Running, running) Run, run, running, run, run, running (Oh, back to you) Run, run, running, run, run, running Run, run, running, run, run, running (I'm silent running) Run, run, running, run, run, running Run, run, running, run, run, running (Run, run, running back to you) Run, run, running, run, run, running

Another day has passed me by And there's an island in the sun To see me through Another day in paradise But there's no reason, there's no rhyme Without you Here comes the night (night) Here comes the dreaming of you Breathing your love in me Here comes the night (night) Here comes the feeling I've been Waiting here for so long I've been waiting here for so long There's a time and there's a place When we can share the silver night Silent room In my bed an empty space Cos there's no other in my life Only you Here comes the night (night) Here comes the dreaming of you Breathing your love in me Here comes the night (night) Here comes the feeling I've been Waiting here for so long I've been waiting here for so long Here comes the night Here comes the dreaming of you Breathing your love in me Here comes the night (night) Here comes the feeling I've been Waiting here for so long I've been waiting here for so long

Get up Do you remember how we used to say Nothing could ever, oh, stand in our way? It's no use pretending things are still the same 'Cause we're no longer head of the game Well, I've already gone Through it all and it's true If you want to survive There's just one thing to do Yeah, get up and do something Get up and take control of your life Get up and do something about it, baby (Get up) You'll never make the same mistake twice, yeah Just like a flyer high above the ground I'm on a tightrope, I'm afraid to look down Yes, I'm almost approaching the point of no return Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever learn Well, I've already said that you ought to be proud Listen, talking is cheap, oh, but action speaks loud So go on, get up, do something Get up and take control of your life C'mon, get up and do something about it, baby (Get up) You'll never make the same mistake twice All of this time You've been learning to crawl When you're down on your knees You've got nowhere to fall Get up Get up Get up Get up Yeah, get up and do something Get up and take control of your life C'mon, get up and do something about it, baby (Get up) You'll never make the same mistake twice Get up and take control Get up and prove it all Get up and take control of your life Get up Get up Get up

Are there days when you're feeling Days when you're feeling down? And you're looking for hope but How can that be found? Are there nights when you're falling Nights when you're falling fast? Can you take a hold of my hand Let go of the past? Can I take a hold of your heart? That's all I ask And if you say yeah, You give it one more chance You see, the best is yet to come And if you say yeah, The future's in your hands The best is yet to come If there're times you're the winner Times you're the loser too Are there times when you question Everything you knew? I don't want you to give up Don't you give up now Gotta keep your feet on the ground And your head in the clouds Can you just be true to yourself And make me proud? And if you say yeah, You give it one more chance The best is yet to come And if you say yeah, The future's in your hands The best is yet to come Why are you giving up the ghost This is the time I need you most I only wanna see you standing tall Life is a circle at your feet Always perfected and so sweet And if you say yeah, You give it one more chance You see, the best is yet to come And if you say yeah, The future's in your hands The best is yet to come And if you say yeah, You give it one more chance The best is yet to come And if you say yeah, The future's in your hands The best is yet to come That's all I ask The best is yet to come The future's in your hands The best is yet to come That's what I ask The best is yet to come