the night is cold the sun is down i see faces through the wire no chance for them no shoulder left to cry on it s 4 am out on the street through the smoke i see the fire it s a funeral pyre for them to die on countdown to zero just begun coundown to zero it s time to start the run the city lights are fading now as i climb into the plane to shield me from the stinging acid rain and this is it it s over now as we taxi down runway one tell me please you ll wake me when it s over countdown to zero just begun coundown to zero it s time to start the run do you realize what s happening in western europe norway finland scotland england we will be the first to go don t do it countdown to zero just begun coundown to zero it s time to start the run don t do it don t do it don t start the countdown to zero we want to live we want to live we will live you ve got your finger on the trigger take it off let it go let it pass let it go