Everybody's Gone to War

About Everybody's Gone to War

"Everybody's Gone to War" is a pop rock song written and recorded by the London-born and Jersey-raised singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot. The song, an anti-war protest, was written during the early stages of the Iraq War in 2003, and was composed on bass guitar by Pallot. The song was issued on downloads only in March 2005, and the following month saw a commercial release on Pallot's album Fires. This original single release peaked at #88 on the UK Airplay Chart in April 2005. The 2006 reissue of the single was also accompanied by the popular music video which features Pallot and other shoppers engaging in a 'food fight' in a busy supermarket. It received heavy rotation on British music channels with many people praising the humorous setting, however depicting a darker message within. It was directed by Marc Klasfeld. more »

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2005

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I've got a friend 
He's a pure bred killing machine. 

He said he's waited his whole damn life for this 

I knew him well when he was 17, now he's a man who'll be dead by Christmas 
And 

[Bridge] 
So, everybody's gone to war 
But we don't know what we're fighting for, 

Don't tell me it's a worthy 
Cause no cause could be so worthy 

[Chorus] 
If love is a drug I guess we're all sober, 
If hope is a song I guess it's all over, 
How to have faith when faith is a crime, 
I don't want to die 

[Chorus 2] 
If God's on our side then God is a joker,
Asleep on the job his children fall over, 
Running out through the door and straight to the sky, 
I don't want to die. 

For every man who wants to rule the world, 
There'll be a man who just wants to be free, 
What do we learn but what should not be learned, 
Too late to find the cure for this disease 

[Bridge] 

[Chorus 1+2] 

I, I-I, I 

I, I-I, I 
Don't want to die 

I-I don't want to die 

[Bridge] 

[Chorus 1+2] 

I, I-I, I 
I, I-I, I 
Don't want to die 

I-I don't want to die 

I've got a friend, he's a pure bred killing machine, 
I think he might be dead by 
Christmas.

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Nerina Pallot

Nerina Pallot (born Nerina Natasha Georgina Pallot, 26 April 1975, London) is a platinum selling, BRIT Award and Ivor Novello Award nominated British singer and songwriter. Although born in London, Pallot was brought up in Jersey to a half-French father and mother from Allahabad, India. more »

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