Another Quiet Night in England
Silent Echoes of Industry: A Tale of Lost Towns
Lyrics
Just another quite night in England
Reference to a typical calm evening in England
And far away the dogs are barking
Disturbance in the distance with dogs barking
Just another quite night in England
Reiteration of the quiet night in England
Decent folk are all in their beds
Ordinary people are asleep in their beds
And he is sleeping like the dead
Someone is sleeping deeply, possibly unaffected by external events
And another quiet night goes by
Another uneventful night passes by
His father used to own the factory
The person's father owned a factory
But his son cashed in and he sold the site
The son sold the factory, causing the town to become silent
And a town fell silent overnight
The town underwent a sudden change due to the sale
Where is the pit and the mill
Questions about the disappearance of traditional industries (pit and mill)
Where is the skill and the sweat from their hands?
Asking about the skills and hard work of the people
Gone with the smoke and the heat
Industries are gone, along with the associated smoke and heat
The noise and the beat of the heart of the land
Loss of the heartbeat and vitality of the land
And money moves without a whisper
Money moves quietly, impacting without making a sound
Money has no home or nation
Money is not confined by borders or loyalties
It has no friends and it won't stay long
Money is transient, without lasting connections
Another quiet night and the dogs are barking
Repetition of another calm night with dogs barking
You wake to the smell of burning tyres
Introduction of disturbances – burning tires and sirens
Sirens wail and the street's on fire
The chaos of the street on fire
And another headline hits the presses
Introduction of a new event with a headline hitting the presses
The truth runs in, the news creeps out
Contrast between truth coming in and news leaking out
People stare if you scream and shout
People react differently to the truth – some stare, some scream
And another quiet night goes by
Another uneventful night passes despite the chaos
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