In their 5-star review of Songs Of A Lost World, NME shared ‘Warsong’ represented the “gloomy” side of the album, describing it as “a pummeling sludge of noise" that mourns “the hope of ‘what we might have been'“. The band shared a short clip of “Warsong” on their website three days before the album...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse]
Oh, it's misery the way we fight
For bitter ends we tear the night in two
I want your death, you want my life
We tell each other lies to hide the truth
And we hate ourselves for everything we do
It's shame wounded pride, vengeful anger burning deep inside
Poison in our blood and pain, broken dreams, mournful hopes
For all we might have been, all misunderstood
[Chorus]
But no way out of this
No way for us to find a way to peace
We never found before
However we regret
All we will ever know
Is bitter ends
For we are born to war
(For we are born to war)
[Outro]
However we regret
All we will ever know
Is bitter ends
For we are born to war
Warsong was written by Robert Smith.
Warsong was produced by Robert Smith & Paul Corkett.