I've Known No War

About I've Known No War

"I've Known No War" is a song by English rock band the Who, originally released on their 1982 album It's Hard. Written by Pete Townshend, the song reflects personal thoughts on the Cold War, and contains lyrics referring to the end of World War II: Galbraith took his pen to break down the men of the German army defeatedOn the nineteenth day of a spring day in May, Albert Speer was deleted And as soon as the battle was over, I was born in victorious clover And I've never been shot at or gassed never tortured or stabbed And I'm sure - I'll never know war Townshend felt confident about the song, even stating that he felt it was possibly one of the best tracks the Who ever did. Parke Puterbaugh of Rolling Stone magazine stated that the song was the key to the album, as he wrote in his 1982 review of It's Hard: 'I've Known No War,' [is] a song that could become an anthem to our generation much the way 'Won't Get Fooled Again' did a decade ago. 'I've Known No War' is one conscientious objector's statement of defiant opposition, tempered by the realities of the present day. To wit, that a nuclear war, despite our best pacifistic inclinations, is in the hands of a few men who will simply decide to push a button, and that the ensuing annihilation will be sudden, certain and eternal. more »

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1982

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I've known no war
I've known no war
And if I ever do I won't know for sure
And if I ever do I won't know for sure
Who'll be fighting whom
Who'll be fighting whom
For the soldiers lonely tomb
For the soldiers lonely tomb
Now opens as soon as the referee's gun starts to roar
Now opens as soon as the referee's gun starts to roar
I'll know no war
I'll know no war

Galbraith took his pen
Galbraith took his pen
To break down the men
To break down the men
Of the German army defeated
Of the German army defeated
On the nineteenth day
On the nineteenth day
Of a spring day in May
Of a spring day in may
Albert Speer was deleted
Albert Speer was deleted
And as soon as the battle was over
And as soon as the battle was over
I was born in victorious clover
I was born in victorious clover
And I've never been shot at or gassed
And I've never been shot at or gassed
Never tortured or stabbed
Never tortured or stabbed
And I'm sure, I'll never know war
And I'm sure, I'll never know war

I know I'll never know war
I know I'll never know war
And if I ever do
And if I ever do
The glimpse will be short
The glimpse will be short
Fireball in the sky
Fireball in the sky
No front line battle cries
No front line battle cries
Can be heard and the button is pushed
Can be heard and the button is pushed
By a soul that's been bought
By a soul that's been bought
I'll know no war
I'll know no war

In and out of reach loft
In and out of reach loft
The medals are lost
The medals are lost
They belong to a lone broken sailor
They belong to a lone broken sailor
His provinces now
His provinces now

Are the bars of the town
Are the bars of the town
His songs and his poems of failure
His songs and his poems of failure
For his grandchildren can't see the glory
For his grandchildren can't see the glory
And his own kids are bored with the story
And his own kids are bored with the story
But for him they'd have burned behind netting
But for him they'd have burned behind netting
From the brink they were grabbed
From the brink they were grabbed
And I'm sure
And I'm sure
I'll never know war
I'll never know war

I've known no war
I've known no war
And if I ever do I won't know for sure
And if I ever do I won't know for sure
Who'll be fighting whom
Who'll be fighting whom
For the soldiers lonely tomb
For the soldiers lonely tomb
Now opens as soon as the referee's gun starts to roar
Now opens as soon as the referee's gun starts to roar
I'll know no war
I'll know no war

War, I've known no war
War, I've known no war
I'll never know war
I'll never know war
And if I ever know it
And if I ever know it
The glimpse will be short
The glimpse will be short
Fireball in the sky
Fireball in the sky
No front line battle cries
No front line battle cries
Can be heard as the button is pushed by a soul that's been bought
Can be heard as the button is pushed by a soul that's been bought
And the armies remaining will judge without people or courts
And the armies remaining will judge without people or courts
And there's no point pretending that knowing will help us abort
And there's no point pretending that knowing will help us abort
I'll know no war
I'll know no war

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The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar, keyboards), John Entwistle (vocals, bass) and Keith Moon, (drums, vocals). They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction. The Who have sold about 100 million records, and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as 17 top ten albums, with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone. more »

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