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Universal Soldier
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Universal Soldier was released on March 6, 2026 by War Child Records as a part of the album HELP(2)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Performer
War Child Records
War Child Records
Performer
Dave Gahan
Dave Gahan
Vocals
Martin Gore
Martin Gore
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Hector
Hector
Lyrics
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Matt Colton
Matt Colton
Mastering Engineer
Adrian Hierholzer
Adrian Hierholzer
Engineer
James Ford
James Ford
Producer
Marta Salogni
Marta Salogni
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
He's five feet two, and he's six feet four
He fights with missiles and with spears
He's all of thirty-one, and he's only seventeen
He's been a soldier for a thousand years
[Verse 2]
He's Catholic, a Hindu, an Atheist, a Jain
A Buddhist, and a Baptist, and a Jew
And he knows he shouldn't kill, and he knows he always will
Kill you for me, my friend, and me for you
[Verse 3]
And he's killing for Canada, he's killing for France
He's killing for the USA
And he's killing for the Russians, and he's killing for Japan
And he thinks we'll put an end to war this way
[Verse 4]
And he's fighting for democracy, he's fighting for the Reds
He says it's for the peace of us all
He's the one who must decide who's to live and who's to die
And he never sees the writing on the wall
[Verse 5]
But without him, how would Hitler have condemned him at Dachau?
Without him, Caesar would've stood alone
He's the one who gives his body as a weapon of the war
And without him all this killing can't go on
[Verse 6]
He's the universal soldier, and he really is to blame
His orders come from far away, no more
They come from here and there, and you, and me and, brothers, can't you see?
This is not the way we put the end to war
Written by: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Hector

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