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1939 Returning
2,103
College Rock
1939 Returning was released on March 11, 2009 by Parlophone UK as a part of the album Grace / Wastelands
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Release DateMarch 11, 2009
LabelParlophone UK
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM96

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peter Doherty
Peter Doherty
Vocals
Sophie Harris
Sophie Harris
Cello
Tom Stanley
Tom Stanley
Recorder
Graham Coxon
Graham Coxon
Acoustic Guitar
John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe
Viola
Louisa Fuller
Louisa Fuller
Violin
Martin Burgess
Martin Burgess
Violin
Rick Koster
Rick Koster
Violin
Sally Herbert
Sally Herbert
Violin
Duke Strings
Duke Strings
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Doherty
Peter Doherty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Stanley
Tom Stanley
Recording Engineer
Dave Emery
Dave Emery
Engineer
Mo Hausler
Mo Hausler
Engineer
Stephen Street
Stephen Street
Producer

Lyrics

Captured clandestine
Crawled into the lights
He knew he was in for a shoeing
Just wasn't to be his night
Dragged out of the frozen Rhine
For the Motherland and the Third Reich
A toeing's as good as a shoeing
When it's not to be your night, your night
Tread carefully, so carefully upon the drifting ice
Caught behind enemy lines in 1939
For Germany he sacrificed his life
Caught behind enemy lines there in 1939
Kids knee deep in rubble
London urchins grey with dust
Packed off far west in evacuations
To farmers' wives, green and pleasant lives
Far from the doodlebugs
Nanna doll, she still remembers
Leaving town in worn out shoes
Now she's back out west in sheltered accommodations
Homes for the old where pills aren't the only blues
Tread carefully, so carefully upon that drifting ice
Staring blank into the TV guide in 2009
How it's hurting me, I've only seen her twice
Since she went west for the second time since 1939, 39, 39
Written by: Peter Doherty
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