The song, an anti-war protest, was written during the early stages of the Iraq War in 2003 and was composed on bass guitar by Pallot.
ðə sˈɔŋ, ɐn ˈæntaɪwˈɔːɹ pɹˈoʊtɛst, wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɜːli stˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌvðɪ ɪɹˈæk wˈɔːɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ænd wʌz kəmpˈoʊzd ˌɔn bˈeɪs ɡɪtˈɑːɹ baɪ pˈælɑːt.