For God and Country

"For God and Country"
Song by The Smashing Pumpkins
Album Lyrics Tabs
Released	July 10, 2007
Recorded	August 2006 – February 2007
Length	4:24
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan
Producer(s)	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin
	Zeitgeist Doomsday Clock; 7 Shades of Black; Bleeding the Orchid; That's the Way (My Love Is); Tarantula; Starz; United States; Neverlost; Bring the Light; (Come On) Let's Go!; For God and Country; Pomp and Circumstances;

"For God and Country" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins's seventh studio album, Zeitgeist. It was only available on the red, blue and silver releases of the album.

“

The song God & Country kinda came to me late in the making of the record. I think it approaches a lot of themes on the record, which is like 'what do I do with these set of conflicting feelings?

”

— Billy Corgan, AT&T Blue Room, July 2007

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

i want to live for God and country
i want to give for God and country

it's too late for some
it's too late for what you've done
i can't help what i divide in you

for God and country i'll fight
for God and country i'll die
for God and country my soul is so alive
my soul is so alive
lay down your arms to me
lay down your arms for God and country

i want to live where no one's watching my way home
i want to give until i'm bursting with unknown

it's too late for some
it's too late for everyone
i can't help what i destroy in you

well who needs this anymore?
c'mon make it so
that when they build their cross of death
you won't build your own

it's time to wake up!
it's time to wake up for good
i can't help you though i should

for God and country we'll fight
for God and country we'll die
for God and country my soul is so alive
my soul is so alive
lay down your arms to me
lay down your arms for God and country

you can't deny God and country
we're fighting for our lives
you can't deny God and country
our souls are so aligned
in this time of God and country
we'll take you on our side
it's alright

my soul is so alive
with God and night
with God and country
my soul is so alive

Availability

Title	Notes	Type
Zeitgeist	Original issue (Red cover)	Studio

Tour stats

Total plays: 26 plays (26 full, 3 soundcheck), 24 acoustic, 2 artists
First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2007-05-05 at Congress Theater, Chicago, IL, US (soundcheck)
First full performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2007-05-22 at Le Grand Rex, Paris, FR
Last performance: Billy Corgan 2017-10-20 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Toronto), Toronto, ON, CA

External links[edit | edit source]

"For God and Country" at SPFC