Pour Le Monde
Neil Finn
He imagines the world
As the angel ascending
Like the ghost of a man
Who is tied up to the chair
And he tries to believe
That his life has a meaning
With his hand on his heart
Pour le monde, pas pour la guerre
And I wake up blind
Like my dreams were too bright
And I lost my regard
For the good things that I had
And the radio was sad
When you listen for good
In a hope that comes to nothing
‘Cause the liars moved in
And they believe their own dark medicine
You act so nonchalant
But he is not a dog
Perform for you in the stadium
For the world, not for the war
And he won’t hesitate
Though it might lead to heartache
In the nightclub Indigo
For the world, not for the war
Pour le monde, pas pour la guerre
When you listen for good
In a hope that comes to nothing
‘Cause the liars have moved in
And they believe their own dark medicine
Believing it’s good
Behind their jaded eyes a dilemma
He’s the best you ever had
He’s so low you’ll never know
He’s the best you ever known
He’s so low you’ll never know
Song appears on:
Crowded House - Time On Earth (2007)
Live: Various Fangradio broadcasts 2020-2021
Single released in 2007
“I was partially inspired for the song by seeing a demonstration march in Paris against the war at the time. France was keeping out of it but there was a lot of activity. This song, as a lot of them are, comes from various different strands of thought that seem to have connection with each other, one of them being the idea of people being tortured and lifting - going out of their bodies.”
In early studio recordings of the song, titled C’est Ne Pas Un Chien, the first two verses were sung in French.