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Cenotaph by This Heat
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Performed by
This HeatProduced by
David CunninghamWrited by
Charles Bullen & Gareth Williams & Charles HaywardAbout
“Cenotaph” is the last song on Side A of This Heat’s 1981 album Deceit. The song is a condemnation of war, as well as a warning about what the band perceived as Earth’s imminent destruction through nuclear war.
Cenotaph Lyrics
[Chorus]
History, history repeats itself
History repeats itself
[Verse 1]
Remembrance Sunday
A war to end all war
And the war that came after that
To keep freedom's flag flying
Lest we forget
The glorious dead
Poppy day, remember poppies are red
And the fields are full of poppies
[Chorus]
History, history repeats itself
History repeats itself
History repeats itself
[Verse 2]
And when the lights go on again
All over the world
And when the boys come home
All over the world
Rain and snow will be all that fall
From out of the sky
A kiss won't mean goodbye
When Johnny comes marching home
Cenotaph Q&A
Who wrote Cenotaph's ?
Cenotaph was written by Charles Bullen & Gareth Williams & Charles Hayward.
Who produced Cenotaph's ?
Cenotaph was produced by David Cunningham.
What did This Heat say about "Cenotaph"?
Charles Hayworth from the track notes on the 2016 vinyl reissue of Deceit: “The instrumental tunes were written by Gareth early on in This Heat’s time, and the vocal tune had been through various sets of lyrics, but it all seemed to come together when we rehearsed the History Repeats Itself chorus a...