Written on the Forehead

Polly Harvey, Winston Holness

People throwing dinars at the belly-dancers
In a sad circus by a trench of burning oil
People throw belongings; a lifetime's earnings
Amongst the scattered rubbish and suitcases on the sidewalk

Take palms and orange and tangerine trees
With eyes that're crying for everything
(Let it burn! Let it burn, burn, burn)

So I talked to an old man by the generator
He was standing on the gravel by the fetid river
He turned to me and answered, "Baby, see."
Said, "War is here in our beloved city"

So I jumped in the river and tried to swim away
Through tons of sewage; they had written on their foreheads
Take palms and orange and tangerine trees
With eyes that're crying for everything

Let it burn, let it burn!
Let it burn, let it burn!
Let it burn, let it burn!
Let it burn, let it burn!

Trivia about the song Written on the Forehead by PJ Harvey

When was the song “Written on the Forehead” released by PJ Harvey?
The song Written on the Forehead was released in 2022, on the album “Let England Shake - Demos”.
Who composed the song “Written on the Forehead” by PJ Harvey?
The song “Written on the Forehead” by PJ Harvey was composed by Polly Harvey, Winston Holness.

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