Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Recruiting the ill-fated for "The War"
A legion of uneducated, bankrupt souls
With a lust for revenge, answering the call
From New Yorqatar to Califarabia
Desperation provides fertile ground for religious extremism
This glorious brainwashing where prejudice lies
Like a crouching tiger
Tormenting peasants till they erect an army
Under everyone's nose
In the end propaganda destroys their DNA
God help them
All that they envisioned of what things would come to be
Turned into a pink mist when they blew to smithereens
We are just a war away from Amerikhastan
When God versus God; the undoing of man
Promising a vapor,in the end they become one
No rules of engagement,this enemy hides
Amongst women and children
And to beat violence,you must ignore the focus groups
You must send in the Mossad, turn of the BBC, CNN
And don't look back
Rest assured there'll be no more Middle Eastern crisis, hell!
There'll be no more Middle East!
These are your people Lady Liberty
Pull up your dress today
And tattooed is "Property of the USA
A subsidiary of Halliburton"
Surprise?
But a roaring lion is about to be unleashed on earth
Hey, Jihad Joe?
Guess what?
We're coming to get you!
All that you envisioned of what things will come to be
Turns into a death knell when you look behind the scenes
We are just a war away from Amerikhastan
When God versus God; the undoing of man
A legion of uneducated, bankrupt souls
With a lust for revenge, answering the call
From New Yorqatar to Califarabia
Desperation provides fertile ground for religious extremism
This glorious brainwashing where prejudice lies
Like a crouching tiger
Tormenting peasants till they erect an army
Under everyone's nose
In the end propaganda destroys their DNA
God help them
All that they envisioned of what things would come to be
Turned into a pink mist when they blew to smithereens
We are just a war away from Amerikhastan
When God versus God; the undoing of man
Promising a vapor,in the end they become one
No rules of engagement,this enemy hides
Amongst women and children
And to beat violence,you must ignore the focus groups
You must send in the Mossad, turn of the BBC, CNN
And don't look back
Rest assured there'll be no more Middle Eastern crisis, hell!
There'll be no more Middle East!
These are your people Lady Liberty
Pull up your dress today
And tattooed is "Property of the USA
A subsidiary of Halliburton"
Surprise?
But a roaring lion is about to be unleashed on earth
Hey, Jihad Joe?
Guess what?
We're coming to get you!
All that you envisioned of what things will come to be
Turns into a death knell when you look behind the scenes
We are just a war away from Amerikhastan
When God versus God; the undoing of man
Lyrics submitted by revengeisavulture, edited by agustin6
Amerikhastan Lyrics as written by Dave Mustaine
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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In the same way the Nation of Islam uses religious extremism to rule its people, the current administration has continuously tried to use christian fundamentalism to create a "god vs. god" mentality in its people in spite of the fact that it's the same damn religion.
"Promising the vapour - in the end they become one" is the most profound line here. If the christian right succeeds in destroying religous fundamentalism in the middle east it breaks ground for an oppressive christian leadership here.
@kokoutsu and corporations (Halliburton, CNN etc.), which at this point are the real ''government''
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These lyrics don't bear any relation to what he actually says. The album came with the lyrics in the booklet, did you just make these up?
yet again the lyrics are fucked
"Recruiting the ill-fated for the war, A legion of uneducated bankrupt souls, with a lust for revenge, Answering the call, From Newyorkhatar to Callifarabia. Desperation provides fertile ground, For religious extremism, This glorious brainwashing where prejudice lies, Like a crouching tiger, Tormenting the peasents till they erect an army, Under everyones nose, In the end propoganda destroys the DNA, God help them."
All that they envisioned of what things would come to be Turned into a pink mist When they blew to smitherenes We are just a war away from Amerikhastan With god vs. god, the undoing of man
Promising the vapour In the end they become one
"No rules of engagement, This enemy hides amongst women and children. And to beat violence, You must ignore the focus groups, You must set into the mossaf, Turn off the BBC and CNN And don't look back. Rest assured there'll be no more Middle eastern crisis, Hell there'll be no more Middle east. These are your people lady liberty, Pull up your dress today, And tattoed is "property with USA. a subsidiary of Haliburton Surprise. But a glory mine is about, To be unleashed on earth. Hey,Jihad Joe, guess what? We're comin' to get you."
All that they envisioned of what things would come to be Turns into a death knell When you look behind the scenes We are just a war away from Amerikhastan With god vs. god, the undoing of man
how come hardly anyone has posted. This song blew my mind the first time I heard it. The meaning is pretty obvious, it is just about the war and Dave Mustaine's stance on it.
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It's "GI Joe", not "Jihad Joe"... unless it's a play on words. Which it probably is, since there's a few in this song.
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It IS a play on words, Crujebsul