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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
PJ Harvey
Vocals
Flood
Background Vocals
John Parish
Guitar
Enrico Gabrielli
Bass Clarinet
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Vocals
Kenrick Rowe
Percussion
Alessandro "Asso" Stefana
Guitar
Alain Johannes
Guitar
Mike Smith
Keyboards
Mick Harvey
Background Vocals
Jean-marc Butty
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Polly Jean Harvey
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Flood
Producer
John Parish
Producer
Rob Kirwan
Recording Engineer
Adam "Cecil" Bartlett
Recording Engineer
Drew Smith
Mixing Engineer
Caesar Edmunds
Mixing Engineer
John Dent
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
This is the ministry of defence
Stairs and walls are all that's left
Mortar holes let through the air
Kids do the same thing everywhere
They've sprayed graffiti
In Arabic
And balanced sticks
In human shit
This is the ministry of remains
Fizzy drinks cans and magazines
Broken glass
A white jawbone
Syringes, razors
A plastic spoon
And human hair
A kitchen knief
And a ghost of a girl
Who runs and hides
Scratched in the wall in
Biro pen
This is how the
World will end
There's the bus depot to the right
Levelled like a building site
Those are the children's
Cries from the dark
And these are the words
Written under the arch
Scratched in the wall
In biro pen
This is how the
World will end
Writer(s): Polly Jean Harvey
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