1940
The Submarines * Track #4 On Honeysuckle Weeks
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Album Honeysuckle Weeks
1940 by The Submarines
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The song revolves around and recounts the London blitz during WWII. People would be unable and afraid to sleep because the bombings could potentially kill them or their loved ones and destroy their homes. So the song encapsulates both the terror, the inability to sleep, and the compulsion to stay aw...
1940 Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Something's wrong when you regret
Things that haven't happened yet
But it's a glorious day when morning comes
Without that feeling of alarm
[Chorus]
So rise and shine
Now's the time to be alive
To stay awake with me a while
And smile
[Verse 2]
You couldn't sleep for the awful fright
That kept you up in bed last night
While curious shapes shift in the dark
They vanish with the sunrise spark
[Chorus]
So rise and shine
Now's the time to be alive
To stay awake with me a while
And smile
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
So rise and shine
Now's the time to be alive
To stay awake with me a while
So rise and shine
Now's the time to be alive
To stay awake with me a while
And smile
[Outro]
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