Intro:   (x8) Verse For our King and our country and the promise of glory           We came from Kingston and Brighton to fight on the front line          Just lads from the farms and boys from the cities          Not meant to be soldiers we lay in the trenches           We’d face the fighting with a smile - or so we said If only we had known what danger lay ahead Interlude:   (x4) The sky turned to grey as we went into battle           On the fields of Europe young men were fallin’          I’ll be back for you someday - it won’t be long If I can just hold on ’til this bloody war is over The guns will be silent     On Remembrance Day       There’ll be no more fighting     On Remembrance Day       Interlude   (x4) By October of ’18 Cambrai had fallen          Soon the war would be over and we’d be returnin’          Don’t forget me while I’m gone far away Well it won’t be long ’til I’m back there in your arms again The guns will be silent     On Remembrance Day       There’ll be no more fighting     On Remembrance Day       One day soon - I don’t know when You know we’ll all be free and the bells of peace will ring again    The time will come for you and me We’ll be goin’ home when this bloody war is ended Interlude:   (x4) The guns will be silent     On Remembrance Day       We’ll all say a prayer     On Remembrance Day       Interlude   x2 On Remembrance Day     Say a little prayer        On Remembrance Day Well the guns will be silent    There’ll be no more fighting    Oh we’ll lay down our weapons    On Remembrance Day     Ending    (x8)       (x5)

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le destin tragique de jeunes hommes envoyés au front pour défendre leur patrie, souvent sans être vraiment préparés à affronter les horreurs de la guerre. Elle évoque les promesses de gloire et de retour, tout en soulignant le désespoir face aux combats incessants. Le refrain souligne un espoir de paix, où les armes se tairont, et où ils pourront prier ensemble en mémoire de ceux qui ont souffert. Le contexte est celui de la Première Guerre mondiale, un conflit qui a profondément marqué l'histoire et où des millions de jeunes soldats ont perdu la vie. Cette réflexion sur le souvenir et le désir de paix résonne puissamment, particulièrement à l'occasion du Jour du Souvenir, qui honore leur sacrifice.