The opening line is Russian:
“рабочие с огнем и со столом”
It seems like the singer is trying to say “Working with Fire and Steel!” but the translation is poor. The Russian word for steel is pretty close to the Russian word for table and there are 6 different case endings for nouns in Russian, so...
I could never keep a beat
Too busy in my paradise
Put a crocodile in high office
And something out of place inside
When all is said and all is done
My hands that work with a fire and steel
Fashion play your part
To be workers of red
Fashion play your part
To be workers
While all the time you dance around
And things get fucked and we're to blame
And I couldn't think political blue
When all is said and all is done
My hands that work with a fire and steel
Fashion play your part
To be workers of red
Fashion play your part
To be workers
When all is said and all is done
My hands that work with a fire and steel
And motionless we'll slip away
Images are my thoughts too real
Working With Fire And Steel was written by Gary Daly.
Working With Fire And Steel was produced by Mike Howlett.