“For the Country” is referred to in the booklet as “a song inspired by Silver Mt. Zion – "American Motor Over Smoldered Field”“.
It also served as the opener for many of Einar Stray Orchestra’s live shows, with all of the band members standing below the stage right in front of the audience singing...
Bullets in the bellies of our babies
Careless cash on useless machines
A military youngster kissed his lady
«good bye, my love, good bye»
«good bye, my love, good bye
I will never see you again
The terrorist will hunt me down
The terrorist will kill your man
See you in heaven, my love
I don’t know why, but I have to
Fire my gun at their hearts
I’m not sure why, but they told me
It is for the country
I guess it’s for the country»
For the Country was written by Einar Stray.
Einar Stray Orchestra released For the Country on Fri Sep 12 2014.