Mike + the Mechanics
Mike + the Mechanics
Mike + the Mechanics
Mike + the Mechanics
Mike + the Mechanics
Mike + the Mechanics
Mike + the Mechanics
Mike + the Mechanics
Mike + the Mechanics
“A Call to Arms” began as an unfinished “bit” from the Genesis album sessions which none of the members liked, aside from Rutherford. Rutherford received permission from Genesis bandmates Phil Collins and Tony Banks to use it for the Mechanics, then developed it into a full song with help from Chris...
Pass the word, it's a call to arms
Midnight man at your door
Blackened faces run in the night
Daybreak under the floor
Bring my bow
Fill my head with flame, and we must
Let them know that the torch is lit again
Crystalize the pain behind your eyes
Are you ready to fight?
(You hear the drum and) run for your life
(Sweet Avalon the heat is on)
In other words, I hope and pray
That time and tide wash the hate away
A simple man with simple thoughts
Who turned to force as a last resort
All around us, chaos reigns
Buildings crumbling down
Silhouettes in the fiery rain
Timbers crash to the ground
Bring my spear, invested with my youth
Bring the children near, they must now be told the truth
Old and young and those of foreign tongue
Are you ready to fight?
(You hear the drum and) run for your life
(Sweet Avalon the heat is on)
In other words, I hope and pray
That time and tide wash the hate away
A simple man with simple thoughts
Who turned to force as a last resort
In other words, I hope and pray
That time and tide keep the day away
When simple men with simple thoughts
Will turn to force as a last recourse
A Call to Arms was written by B.A. Robertson & Christopher Neil & Mike Rutherford & Phil Collins & Tony Banks.
A Call to Arms was produced by Christopher Neil.
Mike + the Mechanics released A Call to Arms on Sat Oct 05 1985.