The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The Human League
The song, which is the first single from the album Hysteria, is a political statement on the Lebanese civil war, especially after Israel invaded southern Lebanon in 1982.
[Verse 1]
She dreams of 1969
Before the soldiers came
The life was cheap on bread and wine
And sharing meant no shame
She is awakened by the screams
Of rockets flying from nearby
And scared, she clings onto her dreams
To beat the fear that she might die
[Chorus]
And who will have won
When the soldiers have gone?
From the Lebanon
The Lebanon
[Verse 2]
Before he leaves the camp he stops
He scans the world outside
And where there used to be some shops
Is where the snipers sometimes hide
He left his home the week before
He thought he'd be like the police
But now he finds he is at war
Weren't we supposed to keep the peace
[Chorus]
And who will have won
When the soldiers have gone?
From the Lebanon, the Lebanon
The Lebanon, from the Lebanon
[Bridge]
I must be dreaming
It can't be true
I must be dreaming
It can't be true
[Chorus]
And who will have won
When the soldiers have gone?
From the Lebanon, the Lebanon
The Lebanon, from the Lebanon
The Lebanon was written by Jo Callis & Philip Oakey.
The Lebanon was produced by Hugh Padgham & Chris Thomas.
The Human League released The Lebanon on Mon Apr 23 1984.