One Of Our Submarines

One of our submarines is missing tonight Seems she ran aground on manoeuvres One of our submarines A hungry heart to regulate their breathing One more night, the Winter Boys are freezing in their spam tin A Baltic moon, along the northern seaboard And down below, the Winter Boys are waiting for the storm Bye-bye empire, empire bye-bye Shallow water, channel and tide And I can trace my history down a generation to my home in one of our submarines The red light flicker, sonar weak, air valves hissing open Half her pressure blown away, flounder in the ocean See the Winter Boys drinking heavy water from a stone Bye-bye empire, empire bye-bye Shallow water, channel and tide Bye-bye empire, empire bye-bye Tired illusion drown in the night And I can trace my history down one generation to my home In one of our submarines One of our submarines is missing tonight, seems she ran aground on manoeuvres One of our submarines