Phil
The Youth And Young Lyrics

I suddenly noticed the body of a parson lying on the ground in a ruined churchyard.
The singer comes across a dead body in a churchyard and decides to bury it.

The parson's eyes flickered open. He was alive!
The supposedly dead parson is actually alive and is approached by someone named Beth.

Don't touch me!
The parson is delirious and doesn't recognize Beth.

But it's me, Beth! Your wife!
Beth tries to convince the parson that she is his wife, but he continues to think she's a devil.

No! You're one of them- a devil!
The parson accuses Beth of being a devil.

He's delirious!
Beth recognizes that the parson is confused and not in his right mind.

Lies! I saw the devil's sign!
The parson believes he has seen a sign of the devil and becomes increasingly paranoid.

What are you saying?
Beth asks the parson to explain his delusions.

The green flash in the sky. His demons were here all along, in our hearts and souls, just waiting for a sign from Him. And now they're destroying our world!
The parson is convinced that demons are among them, waiting for a sign to destroy the world.

But they're not devils, they're Martians.
Beth corrects the parson, explaining that the danger is actually from Martians.

We must leave here.
A journalist urges the group to leave the area.

Look, a house still standing, come Nathaniel, quickly.
Beth spots a house that they can take refuge in and urges the parson to come with her.

Ulla!
The Martians make a sound.

Dear God, help us!
Beth prays for divine intervention.

The voice of the Devil is heard in our land!
The parson believes that the Martians are the Devil's minions.

Listen, do you hear them drawing near In their search for the sinners?
The artist hears the Martians approaching in search of people to harm.

Feeding on the power of our fear And the evil within us?
The Martians feed on people's fear and the negative aspects of their character.

In carnation of Satan's creation of all that we dread When the demons arrive those alive will be better off dead
The Martians are compared to demons created by Satan, and it's suggested that death is preferable to being caught by them.

There must be something worth living for There must be something worth trying for Even something worth dying for And if one man can stand tall There must be hope for us all Somewhere, somewhere in the spirit of man
Beth believes that there must be something worth living and fighting for, and that if one person can be courageous, it gives hope to all.

Once, there was a time when I believed Without hesitation That the power of love and truth could conquer all In the name of salvation
Beth reflects on a time when she believed that love and truth were enough to conquer any obstacle, through the power of salvation.

Tell me what kind of weapon is love when it comes to the fight? And just how much protection is truth against all Satan's might?
Beth questions whether love and truth are enough to combat evil and Satan's power.

No Nathaniel, oh no Nathaniel, No Nathaniel, no, there must be more to life, There has to be a way that we can Restore to life the love we used to know
Beth urges Nathaniel to recognize that there must be more to life than fear and paranoia, and that they need to find a way to bring back the love they once knew.

Now darkness has descended on our land And all your prayers cannot save us Like fools we've let the devil take command Of the souls that God gave us
The group is in despair as they realize that their prayers and opposition may not be enough to stop the Martians, and they blame themselves for letting evil take over.

To the altar of evil like lambs to the slaughter were led When the demons arrive the survivors will envy the dead!
People are compared to lambs being led to slaughter by the Martians, and the implication is that death is preferable to surviving in their grip.

Dear God! A cylinder's landed on the house, and we are underneath it, in the pit!
The group is under attack by the Martians, specifically a cylinder that has landed on their house.

Aaah! It's a sign! I've been given a sign! They must be cast out, and I have been chosen to do it! I must confront them now!
The delirious parson believes he has been chosen to fight against the Martians and is eager to confront them.

Those machines are just demons in another form. I shall destroy them with my prayers, I shall burn them with my holy cross. I shall...
The parson believes that the Martians are demonic machines and that he can destroy them with prayer and a holy cross before he's cut off.

No, parson, no!
The journalist tries to stop the parson from confronting the Martians.

No, there is nothing! I don't believe it's so! If just one man could stand tall There would be some hope for us all
The parson has lost faith and believes that there's no hope for them.

Restore to life the light that we have lost...
Beth continues to urge Nathaniel to believe in hope and prioritize love and light over darkness.

The curious eye of a Martian appeared at the window slit, and a menacing claw explored the room. I dragged the parson down to the coal cellar. I heard the Martian fumbling at the latch. In the darkness I could see the claw touching things, walls, coal, wood. And then, it touched my boot. I almost shouted. For a time it was still, and then, with a click, it gripped something: the parson! With slow, deliberate movements, his unconscious body was dragged away, and there was nothing I could do to prevent it.
Beth and the parson are under attack by a Martian and, in a tense moment, the Martian takes the parson.