Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
I fought in a war
And I left my friends behind me
To go looking for the enemy
And it wasn't very long
Before I would stand
With another boy in front of me
And a corpse that just fell into me
With the bullets flying 'round
And I reminded myself of the words you said
When we were getting on
And I bet you're making shells back home
For a steady boy to wear
'Round his neck
Well, it won't hurt to think of you
As if you're waiting for this letter to arrive
Because I'll be here quite a while
I fought in a war
And I left my friends behind me
To go looking for the enemy
And it wasn't very long
Before I found out
That the sickness there ahead of me
Went beyond the bedsit infamy
Of the decade gone before
I reminded myself of the words you said
When we were getting on
And I bet you're making shells back home
For a steady man to wear
'Round his neck
Well, it won't hurt to think of you
As if you're waiting for this letter to arrive
Because I'll be here quite a while
I fought in a war
I didn't know where it would end
It stretched before me infinitely
I couldn't really think
Of a day beyond now
Keep your head down, pal, there's trouble plenty
In this hour, this day
I can see hope, I can see light
I reminded myself of the looks you gave
When we were getting on
I bet you're making shells back home
For a steady man to wear
'Round his neck
Well, it won't hurt to think of you
As if you're waiting for this letter to arrive
Because I'll be here quite a while
I Fought in a War was written by Stuart Murdoch.
I Fought in a War was produced by Tony Doogan & Belle and Sebastian.
Belle and Sebastian released I Fought in a War on Mon Jun 05 2000.
Stuart Murdoch:
“I Fought In A War” isn’t a protest song. It was a personal song inspired by the atmosphere of the short story, For Esmé – With Love And Squalor by JD Salinger.