Armageddon Days & The Listening Wind

This song was a favorite of mine way back in '88. It's amazing how many times I've found a reason to sing it to myself in the past 5 years.

    They're 5 miles high
    As the crow flies
    Leavin' vapour trails
    Across a blood red sky
    Movin' in from the East
    Towards the West
    With balaclava helmets
    Over their heads
    YES!

    But if you think that Jesus Christ is coming
    Honey, you've got another thing coming
    If he ever finds out who's hijacked his name
    He'll cut out his heart and turn in his grave

    Islam is rising
    The Christians mobilising
    The world is on it's elbows and knees
    It's forgotten the message
    And worships the creeds

    “It's War” she cried
    “It's War” she cried
    “This is War!”
    Drop your possessions
    All you simple folk
    You will fight them on the beaches
    in your underclothes
    You will thank the good lord
    For raising the Union Jack
    You'll watch the ships sail out of harbour
    And the bodies come floating back
    Watch the ships sail out of harbour
    And the bodies come floating back

    If the real Jesus Christ were to stand up today
    He'd be gunned down cold by the C.I.A.
    Oh, the lights that now burn brightest
    Behind stained glass
    Will cast the darkest shadows
    Upon the human heart
    But God didn't build himself that throne
    God doesn't live in Israel or Rome
    God doesn't belong to the Yankee dollar
    God doesn't plant the bombs for Hezbollah
    God doesn't even go to church
    And God won't send us down to Allah to burn
    God will remind us what we already know
    That the human race is about to reap what it's sown

    Islam is rising
    The Christians mobilising
    The world is on it's elbows and knees
    It's forgotten the message
    And worships the creeds
    The world is on it's elbows and knees
    It's forgotten the message
    And worships the creeds

    Armageddon days are here again
    Armageddon days are here again
    Armageddon days are here again
    Armageddon Days Are HERE!!!

    -The The , Armageddon Days Are Here, Again

So, that's cheery. But even before that, there was this classic from 1980:

    Mojique sees his village from a nearby hill
    Mojique thinks of days before Americans came
    He sees the foreigners in growing numbers
    He sees the foreigners in fancy houses
    He thinks of days that he can still remember...now.

    Mojique holds a package in his quivering hands
    Mojique sends the package to the American man
    Softly he glides along the streets and alleys
    Up comes the wind that makes them run for cover
    He feels the time is surely now or never...more.

    The wind in my heart
    The wind in my heart
    The dust in my head
    The dust in my head
    The wind in my heart
    The wind in my heart
    (come to) drive them away
    Drive them away

    Mojique buys equipment in the market place
    Mojique plants devices in the free trade zone
    He feels the wind is lifting up his people
    He calls the wind to guide him on his mission
    He knows his friend the wind is always standing...by.

    Mojique smells the wind that comes from far away
    Mojique waits for news in a quiet place
    He feels the presence of the wind around him
    He feels the power of the past behind him
    He has the knowledge of the wind to guide him...on.

    The wind in my heart
    The wind in my heart
    The dust in my head
    The dust in my head
    The wind in my heart
    The wind in my heart
    (come to) drive them away
    Drive them away.

    -- Talking Heads, The Listening Wind

Good times.

One thought on “Armageddon Days & The Listening Wind

  1. Rob Caldecott

    Wow. Listened to both those tunes this week. I especially love ‘Listening Wind’, it’s always been a big favourite of mine.

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