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Mar 20, 2018
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Written by Mike Rutherford and B. A. Robertson, it was the first track on the 1985 self-titled debut album of Mike + the Mechanics. It was also released as the band's first single, peaking at number 6 on 8 March 1986 [1] on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 1 on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed for five weeks. [2]
Silent Running Lyrics: Take the children and yourself / And hide out in the cellar / By now the fighting will be close at hand / Don't believe the church and state / And everything they tell...
A song about a futuristic war and a secret resistance movement, sung by someone in heaven. Read the lyrics and comments by fans who interpret the meaning and message of the song.