General Lyrics

The song General is performed by Dispatch in the album named All Points Bulletin in the year 2004 .



there was a decorated general with
a heart of gold, that likened him to
all the stories he told
of past battles, won and lost, and
legends of old a seasoned veteran in
his own time

on the battlefield, he gained
respectful fame with many metals
of bravery and stripes to his name
he grew a beard as soon as he could
to cover the scars on his face
and always urged his men on

but on the eve of a great battle
with the infantry in dream
the old general tossed in his sleep
and wrestled with its meaning
he awoke from the night
just to tell what he had seen
and walked slowly out of his tent

all the men held tall with their
chests in the air, with courage in
their blood and a fire in their stare
it was a grey morning and they all
wondered how they would fare
till the old general told them to go home

[CHORUS:]
I have seen the others
and I have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
I have seen their mothers
and I will no other
to follow me where I'm going

Take a shower, shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
go now you are forgiven

but the men stood fast with their
guns on their shoulders not knowing
what to do with the contradicting orders
the general said he would do his own
duty bout would not extend it not further
the men could go as they pleased

not a man moved, their eyes glazed
straight ahead till one by one they
stepped back and not a word was said
and the old general was left with his
own words echoing in his head
he then prepared to fight

[CHORUS]

go now you are forgiven




Dispatch - All Points Bulletin

Nov 2004

  1. Open Up
  2. Time Served
  3. Here We Go
  4. Cover This
  5. Riddle
  6. Bang Bang
  7. Ride a Tear
  8. Lightning
  9. Mayday
  10. Even
  11. Passerby
  12. Prince of Spades
  13. Past the Falls
  14. Bullet Holes
  15. Fallin'
  16. Two Coins
  17. Bridges
  18. Elias
  19. Carry You
  20. Bats
  21. Out Loud
  22. General
  23. Open Up
  24. Time Served
  25. Here We Go
  26. Bang Bang
  27. Ride a Tear
  28. Mayday
  29. Even
  30. Mission
  31. Past the Falls
  32. Two Coins
  33. Passerby
  34. Riddle
  35. Fallin'
  36. Bridges
  37. Prince of Spades
  38. Headlights
  39. Elias
  40. Carry You
  41. Bats
  42. Out Loud
  43. General


General