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1916
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Metal
1916 was released on January 18, 1991 by WTG as a part of the album 1916
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Album1916
Release DateJanuary 18, 1991
LabelWTG
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM61

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Hoskins
James Hoskins
Cello
Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy Kilmister
Vocals
Michael Burston
Michael Burston
Guitar
Phil Campbell
Phil Campbell
Guitar
Phil Taylor
Phil Taylor
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy Kilmister
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Solley
Peter Solley
Producer
Steve Hall
Steve Hall
Mastering Engineer
Casey McMackin
Casey McMackin
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sixteen years old when I went to the war
To fight for a land fit for heroes
God on my side and a gun in my hand
Chasing my days down to zero
And I marched and I fought
And I bled and I died
And I never did get any older
But I knew at the time that a year in the line
Was a long enough life for a soldier
[Verse 2]
We all volunteered and we wrote down our names
And we added two years to our ages
Eager for life and ahead of the game
Ready for history's pages
And we brawled and we fought
And we whored till we stood
Ten thousand shoulder to shoulder
A thirst for the Hun, we were food for the gun
And that's what you are when you're soldiers
[Verse 3]
I heard my friend cry and he sank to his knees
Coughing blood as he screamed for his mother
And I fell by his side and that's how we died
Clinging like kids to each other
And I lay in the mud
And the guts and the blood
And I wept as his body grew colder
And I called for my mother and she never came
Though it wasn't my fault and I wasn't to blame
The day not half over and ten thousand slain
And now there's nobody remembers our names
And that's how it is for a soldier
Written by: Ian Kilmister
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