Brothers In Arms | Dire Straits (Song)

Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985)

This song was inspired by the Falklands War between Argentina and the UK in 1982. Mark Knopfler wrote the song when the war was still raging.

A new version of the track was released in 2007, to mark the 25th anniversary of the war conflict. All proceeds were dedicated to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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These mist covered mountainsAre a home now for meBut my home is the lowlandsAnd always will be

Some day you’ll return toYour valleys and your farmsAnd you’ll no longer burnTo be brothers in arms

Through these fields of destructionBaptisms of fireI’ve witnessed your sufferingAs the battle raged high

And though they did hurt me so badIn the fear and alarmYou did not desert meMy brothers in arms

There’s so many different worldsSo many different sunsAnd we have just one worldBut we live in different ones

Now the sun’s gone to hellAnd the moon riding highLet me bid you farewellEvery man has to die

But it’s written in the starlightAnd every line in your palmWe’re fools to make warOn our brothers in arms

Songwriter: Mark Knopfler

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