Sirens
Jeff Lynne and friends Lyrics
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Can you hear the hot wind blow,
It comes at the same time,
Every year.
And we stay out half the night to hide,
From sleeping in our homes,
Its the north wind.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar,
Once more.
I lay back in the room with dark red curtains,
Wake up to the trucks outside my door,
Short of sleep.
And the sky tonight it's a deadly one,
It hardly lets us breath,
Like Ash Wednesday.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar,
Once more.
And when it's hot I like the fast songs,
When I'm tired and I can't sleep,
Play them slow, way down.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar,
Once more.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar,
Once more.
The lyrics of "Sirens" by Jeff Lynne and friends depict the experience of living in a hot and humid summer that lasts too long. The opening lines suggest that the season is never-ending and is marked by the 'hot wind' blowing at the same time every year. The heat is so intense that the singer and his friends prefer to stay out half the night instead of sleeping in their homes, and they are disturbed by the sound of the 'north wind.'
The second verse describes the singer's experience of waking up to the sound of trucks outside his door because he couldn't sleep due to the heat. The sky is described as deadly because it doesn't allow them to breathe, like the observation of Ash Wednesday. The chorus of the song, 'Here come the sirens, hear them roar, Once more,' could be a reference to the emergency services responding to heat-related illness or the general chaos that the heat has brought.
In the last verse, the singer muses on the kind of music he likes to listen to when it's hot. The upbeat and fast-paced songs are fitting when the weather is hot, and he is energetic, but when he is tired and can't sleep, he prefers slower music.
Line by Line Meaning
It seems like this summer it's never ending,
The duration of this summer feels like it's exceedingly long.
Can you hear the hot wind blow,
The sound of the hot wind can be heard.
It comes at the same time,
The arrival of the hot wind is predictable.
Every year.
The hot wind comes every year.
And we stay out half the night to hide,
Due to the uncomfortable heat in our homes, we stay outside for a considerable portion of the night.
From sleeping in our homes,
It's difficult to sleep in our homes due to the heat.
Its the north wind.
The north wind is responsible for the unpleasant weather.
Here come the sirens, hear them roar.
The sound of sirens can be heard approaching.
Once more.
This is not the first time the sirens have been heard.
I lay back in the room with dark red curtains,
In a room with dark red curtains, I recline.
Wake up to the trucks outside my door,
The sound of passing trucks awakens me.
Short of sleep.
I didn't get enough sleep.
And the sky tonight it's a deadly one,
The sky tonight looks ominous and dangerous.
It hardly lets us breathe,
The poor quality of the air makes breathing difficult.
Like Ash Wednesday.
The atmosphere is reminiscent of the somber occasion of Ash Wednesday.
And when it's hot I like the fast songs,
During hot weather, I prefer fast-paced music.
When I'm tired and I can't sleep,
When I'm fatigued and unable to sleep,
Play them slow, way down.
I prefer slow, calming music in this situation.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DAVID ROSS BRIDIE
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ericebryan
Fascinating -- never heard it before, and I love ARMCHAIR THEATRE. Great to hear Lynne was still doing his dreamy experiments at this time. I want an album of his dreamy experiments! Please, Mr. Lynne . . .
FinnMove
I don´t understand some nasty comments here about this track. This is really fascinating. Too bad, it wasn´t in the Armchair Theatre album. I think it would have been a perfect closing track in that.
Zbyszek Adam H
Druga strona singla Jeffa Lynna z płyty ,, Armchair Theatre.Mam tą płytę CD w swojej kolekcji słucham muzyki z tej płyty .
Al Scarbrough
I've always thought this B-side track was very similar in tone and feeling to the ELO instrumental entitled The Whale. Sad in places, beautiful, and very interesting throughout both pieces. Much of the same chord progressions were used in both.
FinnMove
This track would have been in a good place as a closing track in Armchair Theatre album.
Zbyszek Adam H
Druga strona singla Jeffa Lynna ,i w dodatku kolejny przebój.
frankzito1
One I've never heard, Thanks alot for this. It's great!
Dave Milton
Yes I agree it does, I love it
Keith Lommatsch
This has the same chord structure as "Night Calls" by Joe Cocker which he produced around the same time.
Jasper Kyle
Thanks so much for posting. First time hearing it and grateful for the listen. Typical JL class.