[Intro] Cold dawn Runway rain White delta Holding flame [Verse 1] Grey giant on the hardstand Oil stains Wet concrete Crew names on the ladder Boots echo in the sleet Checklist in the red light Calm breath Tight jaw Whole world on a war-line Heartbeat almost raw [Pre-Chorus] You were built to break the silence Turn the quiet into storm But you carried all that violence So the fire stayed unborn [Chorus] Vulcan over Britain Climbing through the cloud Old cold thunder Still shaking us now You were loaded with a future We prayed we'd never see Vulcan over Britain You kept the sky from breaking over me [Verse 2] Engines start their low growl Windows rattle miles away Farm dogs bark at the contrail Kids freeze mid-play Radar screens glow ghost-green Men stare and pretend it's fine Glass coffee Trembling saucer Waiting for the warning line [Pre-Chorus] You were screaming through the darkness On a map we never read All that terror on your wingtips All those words we left unsaid [Chorus] Vulcan over Britain Climbing through the cloud Old cold thunder Still shaking us now You were loaded with a future We prayed we'd never see Vulcan over Britain You kept the sky from breaking over me [Bridge] Now you glide at summer airshows Paint still proud Seams still scarred Hands rise with the cameras Soft applause Beating hearts We can hear the years inside you Every rivet Every seam You were nightmare You were guardian You became a passing dream [Chorus] Vulcan over Britain Climbing through the cloud Old cold thunder Still shaking us now You were heavy with a history We hope we’ll never need Vulcan over Britain You kept the sky from breaking over me Vulcan over Britain Guarding what we never had to see
