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Could have come through anytime,
Cold lonely, puritan
What are you fighting for ?
It's not my security.
It's just an old war,
Not even a cold war,
Don't say it in Russian,
Don't say it in German.
Say it in broken English,
Say it in broken English.
Lose your father, your husband,
Your mother, your children.
What are you dying for ?
It's not my reality.
It's just an old war,
Not even a cold war,
Don't say it in Russian,
Don't say it in German.
Say it in broken English,
Say it in broken English.
US CD MFSL Ultradisc UDCD 640
r. 08 08 1995
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
Could have come through anytime,
Cold lonely, puritan.
What are you fighting for ?
It's not my security.
It's just an old war,
Not even a cold war,
Don't say it in Russian,
Don't say it in German.
Say it in broken English,
Say it in broken English.
Say it in broken English,
Say it in broken English.
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting ...
Cold lonely, puritan
What are you fighting for ?
It's not my security.
Not even a cold war,
Don't say it in Russian,
Don't say it in German.
Say it in broken English,
Say it in broken English.
Your mother, your children.
What are you dying for ?
It's not my reality.
Not even a cold war,
Don't say it in Russian,
Don't say it in German.
Say it in broken English,
Say it in broken English.
r. 08 08 1995
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
Cold lonely, puritan.
What are you fighting for ?
It's not my security.
Not even a cold war,
Don't say it in Russian,
Don't say it in German.
Say it in broken English,
Say it in broken English.
Say it in broken English.
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting for ?
What are you fighting ...
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Bmg Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer
Marianne Faithfull, Dave Genn, Matthew Good, Joe Mavety, Barry Reynolds, Terence Stannard, Stephen York
Duration
3:04
Producer
Mark Miller Mundy, Marianne Faithfull
Release date
Nov 02, 1979
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
magicnudiesuit On Dec 14, 2001
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"It was inspired by German terrorist Ulrike Meinhoff. The Baader-Meinhoff Gang had just been arrested, and the phrase 'say it in broken English' came from something that flashed on the TV screen, this mysterious subtitle: 'broken English...spoken English...' I don't know what it was in reference to, but I wrote it down in my notebook" -p. 234 of Faithfull: An Autobiography

absolutely love this song!

This song conjures images of old pulp romances, with enemy soldiers falling into a deadly tryst. Which, of course, is awesome.