Air
Allan Smithy Lyrics

Crashing windows call then the sirens sound
The sound of shattered windows is followed by the noise of sirens

Worried neighbours gathered round
Anxious people have come together

All I heard was the glass on the ground
The only sound audible was the breaking of glass

It was the only thing that I could see
The shattered glass was the only thing visible

Fire burning there in front of me
A fire was blazing in front of the artist

Fire fighters calls begin to ring out
Emergency service calls start to come through

This old buildings coming down
The building is collapsing

When I learned there There's a couple not found
The artist discovered a missing couple

You were the only thing I ever need
The person addressed was everything to the artist

You were the air that I had to breathe
Addressing the person as the most important thing, like air

You were the only thing I wished I had
The person was the only missing thing

You were the first thing I would have grabbed
The person would have been the first thing to be saved

Crashing timbers call and fall at my feet
The sound of falling timber was followed by it falling at the singer's feet

I walk round hopelessly
The singer is wandering around without purpose

Darling Streets filled with my helpless screams
The singer's distress is manifesting in public outcry

I hear your voice calling
The artist can hear the person's voice

I see the walls the falling
The artist watches as the walls comes tumbling down

I smell the smoke churning
The smoke is overpowering the singer's sense of smell

I feel the roof burning
The singer is aware of the burning roof

I see the building burning down
The building is completely devasted in flames