All Stood Still (Recorded Live In Rehearsals At The Lyceum, 17 Aug 1980) Songtext / Lyric

The lights went out (the last fuse blew)

The clocks all stopped (it can't be true)

The program's wrong (what can we do?)

The printout's blocked (it relied on you)



The turbine cracked up

The buildings froze up

The system choked up

What can we do?



Please remember to mention me

In tapes you leave behind



We stood still

We all stood still

Still stood still

We're standing still



The screen shut down (there's no reply)

The lifts all fall (a siren cries)

And the radar fades (a pilot sighs)

As the countdowns stall (the readout lies)






The turbines cracked up

The buildings froze up

The system choked up

What can we do?



Please remember to mention me

In tapes you leave behind



We stood still

We all stood still

Still stood still

We're standing still



The black box failed (the codes got crossed)

And the jails decayed (the keys got lost)

Everyone kissed (we breathe exhaust)

In the new arcade (of the holocaust)



The turbine cracked up

The buildings froze up

The system choked up

What can we do?



Plese remember to mention me

In tapes you might leave behind



We stood still

We all stood still

Still stood still

We're standing still

We stood still

We all stood still

Still stood still

We're standing still