In July 2004, Waters released two new tracks online: "To Kill the Child", inspired by the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and "Leaving Beirut", an anti-war song inspired by his travels in the Middle East as a teenager.
No mes de xullo dese mesmo ano Waters publicou dous novos temas a través de internet: "To Kill the Child", inspirado pola invasión de Iraq en 2003, e "Leaving Beirut", unha canción anti-belicista "inspirada polas súas viaxes polo Oriente Medio cando era adolescente".