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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Guitar
John Parish
John Parish
Drums
Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey
Background Vocals
Jean-marc Butty
Jean-marc Butty
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Polly Jean "Pj" Harvey
Polly Jean "Pj" Harvey
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Producer
John Parish
John Parish
Producer
Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey
Producer
Flood
Flood
Producer
Rob Kirwan
Rob Kirwan
Recording Engineer
Catherine Marks
Catherine Marks
Assistant Mixing Engineer
John Catlin
John Catlin
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Death was everywhere
In the air and in the sounds
Coming of the mounds of Bolton's Ridge
Oh, death's anchorage
When you rolled a smoke or told a joke
It was in the laughter and drinking water
It approached the beach as strings of cutters
Dropped in the sea and lay around us
[Verse 2]
Death was in the ancient fortress
Shelled by a million bullets
From gunners waiting in the corpses
With hearts that threatened to pop their boxes
As we advanced into the sun
Death was all and everyone
Death was all and everyone
[Verse 3]
As we, advancing
In the sun
As we, advancing
Every man
As we, advancing
In the sun
[Verse 4]
Death hung in the smoke
And clung to 400 acres of useless beachfront
A bank of red earth dripping down
Death is now and now and now
Death was everywhere
In the air and in the sounds
Coming of the mounds of Bolton's Ridge
Oh, death's anchorage
Death was in the staring sun
Fixing its eyes on everyone
It rattled the bones of the Light Horsemen
Still lying out there in the open
[Verse 5]
As we, advancing
In the sun
As we, advancing
Every man
As we, advancing
In the sun
Sing "Death to all and everyone"
Written by: Polly Jean Harvey
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