Standing in the darkness, face lit like a screen Events removed like yesterday and layered like a dream It's like a tube and it sees straight, i phone to check the news Why worry so, sit back and watch, there's such nice things to use The script might say what can happen next i could be slipping out When the interval next comes along and in the darkened room we doubt All on standby All on standby All on standby All on standby All on standby All on standby Dark clouds over western shores, the calm before the storm Bombs displacing shoppers for political reform On floor fourteen looking down the streets are filled with noise Droning voices mournfully accept the celling ploys Invasions after christmas and birthdays after that Who knows what we'll look forward to, mummies getting fat All on standby All on standby All on standby All on standby All on standby All on standby Race you to the rooftops and from we'll see Animals liberated and slaves all running free What's on at the moment, in England there's a war Seems like a repeat, I've seen this bit before Colours merging muddily when will the siren sound The captains fled, were left for dead, the ship has run aground All on standby All on standby All on standby All on standby All on standby All on standby