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Neil Young – Shock and Awe (2006) | Track profile | Dork

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Neil Young
Living with War
Shock and Awe

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Shock and Awe

Release date: 2nd May 2006

From Living with War

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"Shock and Awe" is a track by Neil Young, from the album Living with War, released 2nd May 2006. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Neil Young.

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Lyrics

Shock and Awe

[Verse 1]

Back in the days of shock and awe

We came to liberate them all

History was the cruel judge of overconfidence

Back in the days of shock and awe

[Verse 2]

Back in the days of "Mission accomplished"

Our chief was landing on the deck

The sun was setting on a golden photo op

Back in the days of "Mission accomplished"

[Verse 3]

Thousands of bodies in the ground

Brought home in boxes to a trumpet's sound

No one sees them coming home that way

Thousands buried in the ground

[Trumpet Solo]

[Verse 4]

Thousands of children scarred for life

Millions of tears for a soldier's wife

Both sides are losing now, Heaven takes them in

Thousands of children scarred for life

[Verse 5]

We had a chance to change our mind

But somehow wisdom was hard to find

We went with what we knew and now we can't go back

But we had a chance to change our mind

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Track details

From Living with War

2006

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Release year

2006

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Neil Young
Producer: L.A. Johnson, Neil Young, Niko Bolas
Engineer: Harry Sitam, Rob Clark (Engineer)
Guitar: Neil Young
Additional Engineering: Jimmy Hoyson
Additional Mastering: Chris Bellman
Arranger: Darrell Brown, Neil Young
Art Direction: Gary Burden, Jenice Heo
Artwork: Gary Burden, Jenice Heo
Assistant Engineer: John Nowland, Steve Genewick, Tim Mulligan
Assistant Mixing Engineer: John Hausmann
Assistant Recording Engineer: John Hausmann
Associate Producer: Will Mitchell (Audio Technician)
Audio Editor: Tim Mulligan
Choir: Alan Morphew, Alejandro Venegas, Ali Handal, Alicia Morgan, Amy Engelhardt, Andrea Robinson, Andrew Ampaya, Andrew Gold, April Lang, Arielle Guitar, Arnold McCuller, Bill New,
Choir Conductor: Darrell Brown
Choir Leader: Darrell Brown
Contractor: Rosemary Butler
Engineered At: Capitol Studios, Redwood Digital
Executive Producer: Paula Salvatore
Graphic Design: Gary Burden, Jenice Heo
Lacquer Cut At: Bernie Grundman
Lacquer Cut Engineer: Chris Bellman
Lead Vocals: Neil Young
Legal: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Mark S. Lee
Manufacturer: Classic Records, Warner Music Group
Mastering Engineer: Tim Mulligan
Mixing Engineer: John Nowland, Tim Mulligan
Painting: Amber Young
Photography: Ben Johnson (Photographer), Mike Cerre, Shakey Pictures
Produced At: Redwood Digital
Public Relations: Elliot Roberts, Lookout Management
Recording Engineer: Tim Mulligan
Sound Designer: Will Mitchell (Audio Technician)
Technician: Larry Cragg, Will Mitchell (Audio Technician)
Trumpet: Tommy Bray
Video Director: Elliot Roberts
Video Production Assistant: Marcy Gensic
Video Production Company: The Volume Dealers

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