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Waters goes on to ask why a culture whose primary concerns are luxury, consumption and petty values would "kill the child". The song ends with a plea to protect children from the crusade-waging "bigots and bully boys / Slugging it out in the yard." "Leaving Beirut" The second track of the single runs at 12 minutes and 29 seconds.
- "Leaving Beirut"
- Progressive rock
- 2004
The second, and longest, song on Roger Waters' 2004 digital-only single To Kill the Child/Leaving Beirut. The song is mostly spoken-word with intermittent sung verses, and tells of Waters ...
To Kill The Child & Leaving Beirut = トゥ・キル・ザ・チャイルド / リーヴィング・ベイルート. CD, Maxi-Single, Promo. Sony Records Int'l – SICP 695. Japan. 2004. Japan — 2004. New Submission. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for To Kill The Child & Leaving Beirut by Roger Waters.
Message > Medium. 'To Kill The Child' is an anti-war rant against US involvement in Iraq, and quickly forgettable in its bleeding-heartedness. 'Leaving Beirut' is more intriguing, as Waters portrays a somewhat sympathetic view of Arabic society. It is less of a song, and more of a 'story' (as Waters continues his familiar tradition of narrating ...
