In the absence of Tony Hadley’s soaring vocals—which even Kemp admitted was Hadley’s best performance—the instrumental version emphasizes the song's "cinematic" structure.
The song was written by lead guitarist following a deeply personal tragedy. It was inspired by the death of Thomas "Kidso" Reilly , a member of the band’s road crew who was killed by a British soldier in Belfast during The Troubles in 1983. In the absence of Tony Hadley’s soaring vocals—which
: The lyrics and tone draw from W.B. Yeats’s poem Easter, 1916 , capturing the bittersweet and "terrible" reality of conflict. In the absence of Tony Hadley’s soaring vocals—which
: Kemp envisioned the song as a love story set against the backdrop of religious and political division. In the absence of Tony Hadley’s soaring vocals—which