| Title | Release | Length | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| War | A Million Degrees | 04:34 | 30.11.2018 |
War (song)
War is a song by Emigrate. It is the first track on the A Million Degrees album.
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War is a song by Emigrate. It is the first track on the A Million Degrees album.
Background
- Richard planned to have Serj Tankian of System of a Down sing on the song. "He was excited at the idea, then a day later he called me and said that he thought the song was perfect for my voice, he did not really know what to add, so I left my vocals on there. I took that as a huge compliment."[1]
- The song was written by Richard in New York, when the US started to invade Iraq.[2]
- The solo was played by Steve Binetti[3], who also played the solo on Die Pest by Feeling B.
- The song has existed since the recordings of Silent So Long. Translation for the interview picture (thank you to Jeremie Vasseur):
Thank you to Emigratefans
Which song ignited, or actually reignited this process?
Wow! That, that's a difficult one...
Arnaud Giroux: I would say it's "War", a title which dates back to our New Yorker time and which doesn't appear at all on Silent So Long. We will find it on the next album, it makes no doubt. It's a song which I instantaneously loved. Everything pleases me, the lyrics, the music... Everything!
- In a track-by-track interview with Kerrang!, Richard said the following about the song:[4]
Normally I don’t really talk about my lyrics. I don’t like telling people what to think about certain songs, but with this one I have a lot to say. It goes back to when I was still living in New York and the idea came to me when America was invading Iraq. I watched a lot of TV over there and realised just how commercialised the news sources were when it came to things like war and invasion. I wanted to capture how I felt about that in music. This song felt like a real moment for me. When people ask me about what are the differences when writing for either of my bands… well, I think War is a strong example of something that could have been a good Rammstein song, actually.
Versions
| Title | Release | Length | Remixed by | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| War (Bazzazian Remix) | War | 03:38 | Remix by Bazzazian | 15.03.2019 | |
| War (Killer B Remix) | War | 03:32 | Remix by Killer-B | 15.03.2019 | |
| War (NDN Remix) | War | 04:12 | Remix by Darksiderz | 15.03.2019 | |
| War (Retro Orion Remix) | War | 03:09 | Remix by Aesthetic Perfection | 15.03.2019 | |
| War (Seint Remix) | War | 02:35 | Remix by Seint | 15.03.2019 |
Music videos
| Name | Director | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| War | David Gesslbauer | 15.03.2019 |
Lyrics
We're burning at the stakes now
Our angels from afar
Have come to live in ghost towns
Built homes of blackened char
I've seen the messengers
But they were not for me
They said we're black witches
Part of an industry
War - this is what it sounds like
War - cries are syncronized
War - this is what it sounds like
War - to keep us terrified
We keep the cameras rolling
So we can televise
All we have been controlling
To keep you mesmerized
Market the right explosions
Just like celebreties
Commercialize religions
And their inequities
War - this is what it sounds like
War - cries are syncronized
War - this is what it sounds like
War - to keep us terrified
War - this is what it sounds like
War - cries are syncronized
War - this is what it sounds like
War - to keep us terrified
War - this is what it sounds like
War - cries are syncronized
War - this is what it sounds like
War - to keep us terrified
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