The first track, "The Ballad of Bill Hubbard," features a recording of the voice of World War I veteran , a member of the Royal Fusiliers who describes his account of finding fellow soldier William "Bill" Hubbard, to whom the album is dedicated, severely wounded on the battlefield. After failed attempts to take him to safety, Razzell is forced to abandon him in no-man's land. The tale is continued at the end of the title track, at the very end of the album, providing a coda to the tragic story, with Razzell describing how he finally found peace. The excerpts are from BBC television's 1991 "Everyman" documentary, "A Game of Ghosts", made to mark the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. The opening track also features the sound of several animals.