The Divine Comedy & Cathy Davey
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy & Cathy Davey
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
In this song, The Divine Comedy explores themes of trying to forget someone he loved. By joining the titular foreign legion, he gets further away from the person and eventually ceases to remember her.
I joined the Foreign Legion
One Thursday, cold and wet
I think it was December
But you must remember
I joined the Foreign Legion to forget
I joined the Foreign Legion
La Légion Étrangère
One sultry day in July
Back when I still knew why
I joined the Foreign Legion anyway
I joined the Foreign Legion
Became a legionnaire
We marched to far off regions
To forts we'd be besieged in
Then one day I forgot why I was there
I joined the Foreign Legion
Somebody to forget
She said I'd find it easier
If I had amnesia
Who she was, I do not recollect
I joined the Foreign Legion to forget
To forget
I Joined the Foreign Legion (To Forget) was written by Neil Hannon.