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Tom Verlaine Words From The Front Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.33/10 [9 votes]Album: Words From the Front / Original Release Date: 1982-06Genre: RockSong Duration: 6 min 39 sec
Words From The Front
Tom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine
TOM VERLAINE
- Words From The Front LyricsJanuary 23rd
There's no road.
It's been raining now for three days
We're in mud up to our knees.
If luck prevails and I'm given leave
I should be home by the 17th.
One word I hear all the time
This word I hear
Blind
John died last night,
He had no chance
Beneath the surgeon's drunken hands.
It's hard to see
Who's about
The fires we light
Soon smolder out.
Up on the ridge
They're dug in deep
We move in waves,
As if asleep.
And there they lay
Four thousand men
The general orders "Attack again."
There's no road.
It's been raining now for three days
We're in mud up to our knees.
If luck prevails and I'm given leave
I should be home by the 17th.
One word I hear all the time
This word I hear
Blind
John died last night,
He had no chance
It's hard to see
Who's about
The fires we light
Soon smolder out.
Up on the ridge
They're dug in deep
We move in waves,
As if asleep.
And there they lay
Four thousand men
The general orders "Attack again."
Facts about Words From The Front
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Words From The Front is written and performed by Tom Verlaine.
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It is first released on June 01, 1982 as part of Tom Verlaine's album "Words From the Front" which includes 7 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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When we think about what all of this might truly mean, 'Words from the Front' by Tom Verlaine is a song that reveals the brutal aspects of war, grief, and the difficulties that soldiers encounter in the conflict zone. The lyricist represents the whole war situation with a strong feeling of "no way out", disorder, and the psychological suffering of the participants, employing metaphors such as "blindness" to refer to the chaos and uncertainty which one goes through in such extreme situations. Lyrics from the front concentrate largely on the aspects of angst, despair, contemplation, social commentary, and heartbreak. Simultaneously, the piece accentuates the paradoxes of war and loss, hope and longing, and blindness to reality. The text also presents grim images of war, death, and mutilation which might not be appropriate for kids below the age of thirteen. The reference to the surgeon's alcohol-influenced hands along with the portrayal of soldiers and the wounded indeed point to subjects only meant for adults, hence, parental advisory is suggested.
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Words From The Front falls under the genre Rock.
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Words From The Front song length is 6 minutes and 39 seconds.
Who wrote Words From The Front lyrics?
Words From The Front is written and performed by Tom Verlaine.
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When was Words From The Front released?
It is first released on June 01, 1982 as part of Tom Verlaine's album "Words From the Front" which includes 7 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Words From The Front lyrics?
When we think about what all of this might truly mean, 'Words from the Front' by Tom Verlaine is a song that reveals the brutal aspects of war, grief, and the difficulties that soldiers encounter in the conflict zone. The lyricist represents the whole war situation with a strong feeling of "no way out", disorder, and the psychological suffering of the participants, employing metaphors such as "blindness" to refer to the chaos and uncertainty which one goes through in such extreme situations. Lyrics from the front concentrate largely on the aspects of angst, despair, contemplation, social commentary, and heartbreak. Simultaneously, the piece accentuates the paradoxes of war and loss, hope and longing, and blindness to reality. The text also presents grim images of war, death, and mutilation which might not be appropriate for kids below the age of thirteen. The reference to the surgeon's alcohol-influenced hands along with the portrayal of soldiers and the wounded indeed point to subjects only meant for adults, hence, parental advisory is suggested.
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Which genre is Words From The Front?
Words From The Front falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Words From The Front?
Words From The Front song length is 6 minutes and 39 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Tom Verlaine
Record Label(s): 1982 Warner Bros Records Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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