Lyrics
We were on the Russian border
We were stationed near the Russian border.
When the news began to break
News started spreading.
Of a nuclear reactor melting down
A nuclear reactor was melting down.
Sending deadly clouds of dust
Resulting in dangerous dust clouds.
Into the atmosphere
These clouds entered the atmosphere.
Falling down like rain upon the ground
Falling like rain to the ground.
We were laying in the sun
We were relaxing in the sun.
Listening to the radio
Listening to the radio.
When someone said you'd better get inside
A warning to take cover.
We didn't know how serious
We underestimated the severity.
The situation was
Unaware of the gravity of the situation.
That many people to the North had died
Many to the North had perished.
Red alert, red alert
Red alert, a state of emergency.
Screaming in my head
Anxiety and urgency in the mind.
There's something I'm not sure of going down
Uncertainty about unfolding events.
Red alert, red alert
Repetition of the red alert.
Screaming in the night
Intensifying fears in the night.
That fallout seems to follow me around
Fallout, symbolic troubles persisting.
We made out way to Hungary
Moved to Hungary seeking safety.
Got ready for the show
Preparing for a performance.
Thinking we were safe there
Mistakenly believed safety from the disaster.
From the storm
Storm of consequences still reached.
But the deadly cloud was high above
The lethal cloud lingered above.
Taken by the wind
Carried by the wind.
Spreading like a plague across the land
Spreading like a plague.
A threat you couldn't see
An invisible threat.
Nothing you could feel
Imperceptible danger.
Something evil floating in the air
Malevolent presence in the air.
Look towards the East
Directed attention to the East.
For the danger yet to come
Awaiting imminent danger.
For the Earth
A prayer for the Earth.
We make a silent prayer
A silent plea for safety.
Red alert, red alert
Reiteration of the red alert.
Screaming in my head
Internal screams of distress.
There's something I'm not sure of going down
Uncertainty persists.
Red alert, red alert
Continued night-time anxiety.
Screaming in the night
Fallout's persistent influence.
That fallout seems to follow me around
Symbolic troubles lingering.
We were on the Russian border
Back at the Russian border.
When the news began to break
Repetition of the unfolding crisis.
Of a nuclear reactor melting down
Nuclear disaster reiterated.
Sending deadly clouds of dust
Deadly dust clouds reemphasized.
Into the atmosphere
Reiteration of atmospheric contamination.
Falling down like rain upon the ground
Fallout resembling rain.
Red alert, red alert
Red alert persists.
Screaming in my head
Ongoing mental distress.
There's something I'm not sure of going down
Continued uncertainty.
Red alert, red alert
Reiteration of night-time distress.
Screaming in the night
Persistent influence of fallout.
That fallout seems to follow me around
Troubles following relentlessly.
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