All Stood Still - Midge Ure

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?

Please 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