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war babies


composer
Written by: Kerr / Burchill


publisher
© EMI Music Publishing 1998


background
"It's a symphony alright - a 2AM harmony. I don't know if it's the lull before the storm or calmness after the deluge. One lover speaks - the other is much too tired of the world outside - she will never understand - prefering to listen only to these quiet words.

HOW COME then - so much grace in a place so brutal! Conflict outside and the wars inside ourselves. It's no requiem, although definintely something is dying - and it is true that no matter what or who survives such drama - nothing can ever be quite the same.

Lovewars! Phantoms and shrapnel everywhere. Where can they go?" - Jim, e-mail, 11th March 1998




lyrics
See the white clouds roll in.
Spirits lying next to me.
Catch the wildflower falling.
It's the wound that never bleeds.
Hear the sirens calling.
Spinning out their show.
Hold the moment close to me.
Take it down to slow.

Be mine, be mine, war babies.
Be mine, be mine, war babies.

Can you still keep going?
Shattered pieces left inside.
To face the final, knowing,
That there's somethings you can't hide.

Be mine, be mine, war babies.
Be mine, be mine, war babies.

So will the force let go?
Or will the phantoms stay?
Let the foreteller be your sight,
It feels like something's happening today.

Some shame's like no other.
And nothing feels the same.
Nothing feels the same.
War babies.
Be mine, be mine, war babies.
Nothing feels the same.
War babies.
War babies.
Nothing feels the same.
Be mine.
Be mine.
War babies.



discography
Edit (4:24)
Produced by: Charlie Burchill and Pete Walsh
Engineeed by: Pete Walsh
Mixed by: Simple Minds and Pete Walsh

The Best Of Simple Minds CD2 Promo The Best Of The Best Of SACD The Best Of Night Of The Proms Special Remastered Edition Gift Pack Limited Edition

Bascombe Mix (4:55)
Produced by: Charlie Burchill and Pete Walsh
Engineeed by: Pete Walsh
Mixed by: Simple Minds and Pete Walsh

The Platinum Collection CD




videography
Bascombe Mix Single Version (5:03)
Produced by: Charlie Burchill and Pete Walsh
Engineeed by: Pete Walsh
Mixed by: Dave Bascombe

War Babies promo video Seen The Lights - A Visual History Promo DVD Seen The Lights - A Visual History DVD




live history
The Floating World Tour: 2002
Festival Tour: 2004