Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Anaal Nathrakh
Album liner notes in regard to the song:
In this song we close the album as we began it, by taking inspiration (though in this case just inspiration, rather than quotes) from another of the great poems of WW1.
For this song, the inspiring poem is Aftermath by Siegfried Sassoon. We note that, for a...
[Disclaimer: The lyrics shown here are transcribed by fans and members of the Genius community. They are not published, verified, or authorized by the band, and as a result, cannot be guaranteed to be accurate.]
[Verse 1]
Look up and then refuse to stand
Look up unto thy broken lands
Look up a trench of lies and loss
Look up and sign the mighty cross
War is ugly
Are we fit for glory yet?
[Verse 2]
Look down, and swear by the slain of all wars, we'll do it all again
Look down at the gape of history's maw, and feed it again
Look down at all the boys so kind and gay
Only common scape
Look down and just please those who shine, before a new kind of horror begins
Look down [x7]
Have you embraced it yet?
[Bridge]
Unheaving revelation like smoke plunges through a tide of blood
Shuddering in tribulation as nations fall unto the beast
ARE WE FIT FOR GLORY YET?
[Verse 3]
Look up and then refuse to stand
Look up unto broken lands
Look up a trench of lies and loss
Look up and sign the mighty cross
Are we fit for glory yet?
Anaal Nathrakh released Are We Fit for Glory Yet? (The War to End Nothing) on Fri Sep 28 2018.