The Soldier

by John Parish & PJ Harvey

From the album: A Woman a Man Walked By

Track 7 of 10 on A Woman a Man Walked By (2009).

Duration: 3:52

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Lyrics for The Soldier

I imagine a dream In which I'm a soldier And I'm walking On the faces of dead women And everyone I've left behind me It's the year when The troops entered The 39th, 39th parallel Send me home restless Send me home damaged And wanting It's the year when Some poet said We must love, or accept the consequences I want you to share Every pinprick of guilt That I have felt That I have felt Send me home restless Send me home damaged Send me home dispossessed Send me home damaged And wanting

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