When The Wind Blows Eric Bogle

The evening air lies heavy and sleep it still escapes me
A night where hope and courage are stillborn
Outside, the lurking shadows press against my windows
And wait for the coming of the storm
They dance, those shadows - when the wind blows

The shadows are advancing, over all the Earth they're dancing
And, everywhere they dance, they shall bring death
All the bright uneven pages that we'vе written through the ages
Shall vanish in thе shadow's poison breath
The storybook will close - when the wind blows

Suddenly I'm frightened, I wish this room was lightened;
Can no one light a candle in the dark?
For I hear the sullen murmur of far off threatening thunder
I feel its menace chill me to the heart
Where can I hide, where can I go? - when the wind blows

There is no one that can save you, and nowhere that you can run to
No shelter in a world that's gone insane
In this world that we created with our arrogance and hatred
We'll stand naked 'neath the gentle deadly rain;
There will be no rainbows - when the wind blows

In the darkness I am trembling, this night seems never ending
It seems the morning sun will never rise
The crashing of the thunder splits my head asunder
And lightning burns and eats into my eyes
And, oh, how the darkness grows - when the wind blows