Lyrics

All is   on New Year's Day.
A world in white gets   .
I want to be with you, be with you   and day.
Nothing   on New Year's Day.
On New Year's Day.

I... will be with you again.
I... will be with you again.

Under a blood-red sky
A crowd has   in black and white
Arms   , the chosen few
The   says, says
Say it's true, it's true...
And we can break  
Though   in two
We can be   .

I... I will begin again
I... I will begin again.

Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh.
Oh, maybe the   is right.
Oh, maybe tonight.

I will be with you again.
I will be with you again.

And so we are told this is the   age
And gold is the reason for the wars we  
Though I want to be with you
Be with you night and day
Nothing changes
On New Year's Day
On New Year's Day
On New Year's Day
Legend

Meaning

The lyrics, in fact, refer to the persecuted leader of the Polish Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa. Coincidentally, after the song was released Poland announced that they would abolish martial law.

Vocabulary

get underway

start
Digital Age gets underway in Kingston

gather

accumulate
we can share the information we have gathered

entwine

figurative (intertwine, twist together)
In this we can see an example of how subtly ethics and biology are entwined.

wage war

engage in warfare
The Royal Navy waged war against French