War Cloud
Kissing Spell KSCD9307 · Northampton, UK: England
- Artist
- Wicked Lady
- Title
- War Cloud
- Release
- The Axeman Cometh
- Label
- Kissing Spell # KSCD9307
- Format
- LP · Archival
- Language
- English
- Country
- Northampton, UK: England
- Genre
- Metal · Metal · Hard Rock · Heavy Psychedelic
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Early Heavy Metal / Hard Rock band, formed in 1968 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK. They disbanded in 1972. They recorded the anti-war song "War Cloud" (Kissing Spell Records # KSCD9307) - recorded in the Vietnam War era, but not released until 1993, and thus an archival album. The song noted that "soldiers play their deadly games of war", and that "peace in our time won't come easy". It contained a reference to the atomic bomb, a reflection of the Cold War period: "when the bomb drops we're all gone".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Listen closely while I tell you / You must listen while you can / Take the future in the palm of your hand / See the sun shine on this land / While the soldiers play their deadly games of war / We must plan for what will come / Hold your woman close as darkness fills your mind / After this what will we find? / Peace in our time won't come easy / The life you cherish will be gone / The fools that lead us must remember / When the bomb drops we're all gone
Notes
Released in 1993 - but song recorded 1969-1972, unreleased at the time.
About the artist
formed in 1968 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK. They disbanded in 1972.
Themes
In collections
European Songs · Metal Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]