Rest In Peace
Extreme * Track #2 On III Sides To Every Story
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- #2Rest In Peace
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- #4Color Me Blind
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- #5Cupid’s Dead
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- #6Peacemaker Die
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- #7Seven Sundays
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- #9Our Father
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- #11God Isn’t Dead?
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- #12Everything Under The Sun: Rise ’N Shine
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- #13Everything Under the Sun: II. Am I Ever Gonna Change
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- #14Everything Under The Sun: Who Cares?
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Rest In Peace by Extreme
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Performed by
ExtremeProduced by
Nuno Bettencourt & Bob St. JohnWrited by
Gary Cherone & Nuno Bettencourt & Jimi HendrixAbout
“Rest In Peace” is the first single from Extreme’s 1992 album III Sides To Every Story. It was written around the time of the first Gulf War when the United States invaded Iraq in 1991 as part of Operation Desert Storm. Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt got the idea for the song after seeing footage...
Rest In Peace Lyrics
Let's talk of peace
Sounds so cliche
A novelty
Catch phrase of the day
Middle, index
Sign of the time
Just as complex
As water to
Someone said
Give peace a chance
And, that's all that we're saying
While we're sitting
On the fence
Pretending
Our hearts are in the right place
But, your face
Shows a trace of
Hypocrisy
Don't tread on me
Now you can see
Make love not war
Sounds so absurd, to me
We can't afford
To say these words, lightly
Or else our world
Will truly, rest in peace
(Ban the bomb)
Let's not pretend
To justify
Rather amend
Where treasures lie
Straight through the heart
Peace can be found
That's where you start
Not all around
Someone said
Give peace a chance
And, that's all that we're saying
While we're sitting
On the fence
Pretending
Our hearts are in the right place
But, your face
Shows a trace of
Hypocrisy
Don't tread on me, boy
Now you can see
Make love not war
Sounds so absurd, to me
We can't afford
To say these words, lightly
Or else our world
Will truly, rest in peace
[Guitar Solo]
Make love not war
Sounds so absurd, ha, sounds so absurd
We can't afford
To say these words, lightly, ha, ha, ha, ha
Or else our world
Will truly, rest in peace
Make love not war
Sounds so absurd, to me
We can't afford
To say these words, lightly
Or else our world
Will truly, rest in peace
[Outro]
Make love not war
Sounds so absurd, to me, ooh
We can't afford
To say these words, lightly, ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Or else our world
Will truly, rest in peace
Rest In Peace Q&A
Who wrote Rest In Peace's ?
Rest In Peace was written by Gary Cherone & Nuno Bettencourt & Jimi Hendrix.
Who produced Rest In Peace's ?
Rest In Peace was produced by Nuno Bettencourt & Bob St. John.
When did Extreme release Rest In Peace?
Extreme released Rest In Peace on Mon Aug 24 1992.
What did Extreme say about "Rest In Peace"?
Nuno Bettencourt told Songfacts:
“Rest in Peace,” I threw a little bit of an obvious “tip your hat” moment to where it came from: the riff was definitely inspired by Hendrix. I was always a big fan. But that was just the riff. The rest of it was very odd. Lyrically, there was a lot of stuff going o...