Barbed Wire (formely known as Looking For War) is an formerly unidentified AOR song by American band Jet, released in 1981 on the album Empty Handed.
Search History[]
On August 5th, 2013, user mentaldemonz posted the song on WatZatSong. They did not provide a longer snippet, nor any information about the song, but most likely recorded from radio.
On July 4th, 2021, YouTuber FatBird posted the song on his channel under the name "Looking For War".
On July 10th, 2021, the song was identified by user marktrail as Barbed Wire by Jet.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Night of barbed wire
We are dancing through the razor's edge
Living through this life of crime
It's not the honor of thieves in question
It's just the question of borrowed time
[Pre-Chorus]
It seems to me
That when I come to get you
Through miles of barbed wire
You better open up your door
Honey honey honey
Rain is threatening on the eastern shore
Something's cooking
Somebody's looking for war
[Verse 2]
Nightmare white flares
Silhouette the tenements
Jagged bottles
Flying through the street
It's not the shadows
But the things they're hiding
As the dance and the dancers meet
[Pre-Chorus]
It seems to me
That when I come to get you
Through miles of barbed wire
You better make it sweet
Honey honey honey
Clouds are gathering in the western sky
Better get your kicks in
You might be fixin' to die
[Chorus]
Looking out for those nights of ice
And fire
And barbed wire
Hot steel
Cold desire
Nobody sleeps but fools and liars
Underneath a fusillade moon
Night of barbed wire
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Yeah yeah
You know what I'm talking about
Look out
Look out
Look out
Look out
[Chorus]
For those nights of ice
And fire
And barbed wire
Looking out for those nights of ice
And fire
And barbed wire
Barbed wire
Barbed wire
[Keyboard Solo]
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