In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Brothers, sisters
The war is coming so you better stand strong
Brothers, sisters
If peace was in this war if would have already gunned you down
I said get down, I said down
We got one unit lost and the others too proud
Down get down, down I said down
We got one unit lost and the others too proud
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
Anyone can be a hero if they don't think twice
You foxhole Jesus Christ
Don't be a martyr, man
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
Anyone can be a hero if they don't think twice
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
You're a foxhole Jesus ChristÉ
I hope your funeral smells nice
I hope your funeral smells nice
Brothers, sisters
The war is coming so you better run fast
Brothers, sisters
If peace was in this war it would have already gunned you down
I said down get down, I said down
We got one unit lost and the others too proud
Down get down I said down get down
We got one unit lost and the others too proud
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
Anyone can be a hero if they don't think twice
You foxhole Jesus Christ
Don't be a martyr, man
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
Anyone can be a hero if they don't think twice
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
You're a foxhole Jesus ChristÉ
I hope your funeral smells nice
I hope your funeral smells nice
War, war what is it for?
The war is coming so you better stand strong
Brothers, sisters
If peace was in this war if would have already gunned you down
I said get down, I said down
We got one unit lost and the others too proud
Down get down, down I said down
We got one unit lost and the others too proud
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
Anyone can be a hero if they don't think twice
You foxhole Jesus Christ
Don't be a martyr, man
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
Anyone can be a hero if they don't think twice
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
You're a foxhole Jesus ChristÉ
I hope your funeral smells nice
I hope your funeral smells nice
Brothers, sisters
The war is coming so you better run fast
Brothers, sisters
If peace was in this war it would have already gunned you down
I said down get down, I said down
We got one unit lost and the others too proud
Down get down I said down get down
We got one unit lost and the others too proud
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
Anyone can be a hero if they don't think twice
You foxhole Jesus Christ
Don't be a martyr, man
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
Anyone can be a hero if they don't think twice
You're a foxhole Jesus Christ
You're a foxhole Jesus ChristÉ
I hope your funeral smells nice
I hope your funeral smells nice
War, war what is it for?
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OutCold has it right. It's saying if you really want to be a hero you can be--but you'll probably end up six feet under. Better to swallow your pride than to lose your head.