How many war protest songs does Neil Young have to write? It’s hard to say really; maybe as many as there are wars in his lifetime.
This one is raw and comes within just a few inches of contempt. Compare the lyrics here to some of his earlier work on the subject:
Ohio
War Song
[Chorus]
I'm living with war everyday
I'm living with war in my heart everyday
I'm living with war right now
[Verse 1]
And when the dawn breaks I see my fellow man
And on the flat-screen, we kill and we're killed again
And when the night falls, I pray for peace
Try to remember peace
I join the multitudes, I raise my hand in peace
I never bow to the laws of the thought police
I take a holy vow to never kill again
To never kill again
[Chorus]
I'm living with war in my heart
I'm living with war in my heart, in my mind
I'm living with war right now
[Verse 2]
Don't take no tidal wave, don't take no mass grave
Don't take no smoking gun to show how the west was won
But when the curtain falls, I pray for peace
Try to remember peace
In the crowded streets, in the big hotels
In the mosques and the doors of the old museum
I take a holy vow to never kill again
Try to remember peace
[Bridge]
The rocket's red glare
Bombs bursting in air
Give proof through the night
That our flag is still there
[Chorus]
I'm living with war everyday
I'm living with war in my heart everyday
I'm living with war right now
I'm living with war right now
I'm living with war in my heart everyday
I'm living with war right now
Living with War was written by Neil Young.
Living with War was produced by Neil Young & Niko Bolas & L.A. Johnson.
Neil Young released Living with War on Tue May 02 2006.