all stood still

ultravox

the lights went out

the clocks all stopped

the program's wrong

the printout's blocked

the turbine cracked up

the buildings froze up

the system choked up

what can we do?

please remember to mention me

in tapes you leave behind

we stood still

we all stood still

still stood still

we're standing still

the screen shut down

the lifts all fall

and the radar fades

as the countdowns stall

the turbines cracked up

the buildings froze up

the system choked up

what can we do?

please remember to mention me

in tapes you leave behind

we stood still

we all stood still

still stood still

we're standing still

the black box failed

and the jails decayed

everyone kissed

in the new arcade

the turbine cracked up

the buildings froze up

the system choked up

what can we do?

please remember to mention me

in tapes you might leave behind

we stood still

we all stood still

still stood still

we're standing still

we stood still

we all stood still

still stood still

we're standing still