This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Am I the latest,
In your art of war?
Thought your hands could heal,
But they left me so.
You're so good, at what you think you do to me.
You're so good, at what you think you do to me.
There are songs, I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, that don't belong,
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
Was I the greatest, in your arsenal?
Or just the latest,
In your art of war?
Your art of war.
You're no good, at what you said you'd do to me.
You're no good, at what you said you'd do to me.
There are songs, (there are songs) I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, (there are words) that don't belong, (ooh, ooh)
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
(Never write another love song.)
There are songs, (there are songs) I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, (there are words) that don't belong, (ooh, ooh)
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
(Never write another love song.)
There are songs, I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, that don't belong,
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
Write another love song.
In your art of war?
Thought your hands could heal,
But they left me so.
You're so good, at what you think you do to me.
You're so good, at what you think you do to me.
There are songs, I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, that don't belong,
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
Was I the greatest, in your arsenal?
Or just the latest,
In your art of war?
Your art of war.
You're no good, at what you said you'd do to me.
You're no good, at what you said you'd do to me.
There are songs, (there are songs) I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, (there are words) that don't belong, (ooh, ooh)
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
(Never write another love song.)
There are songs, (there are songs) I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, (there are words) that don't belong, (ooh, ooh)
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
(Never write another love song.)
There are songs, I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, that don't belong,
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
Write another love song.
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"Because of you I'll never write another love song" somehow I doubt that. But as I thought about it the phrase could be read 2 ways. The way I doubt is that Steven will literally never write another love song but if you read it a little different like "I'll never write another love song BECAUSE of you" it works. Very creative lyric filled with dispair and hope at the same time. He'll write more love songs, but none because/due to/about her. I like it!
I totally agree
This song is heartbreaking but redeeming in the same sense- it's haunting all the while. Anyhow this is written as a person who is still in a relationship with someone who actively knows that he's the one being used. But passively accepting it, "The Art of War" the way I see it is things that she can use against him or things to make her stonger, but him saying "Was I the greatest" is almost like he's fully accepting it.
In my honest perspective, this song is so damn heart-wrenching as I said but only because I think of it as the idealist's acceptance to reality- because he built up so many aspirations about her like how he wrote songs that compared this to her, and how it just doesn't belong because it's reality and it's what he now accepts.
This song is almost like a man vs man vs self kind of song in a way...think about it
"But they left me sore"
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This song is awesome the background music is the best.
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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
The Book by Sun Tzu is an absolute must read (Art of War)
Your Arsenal is a Morrissey record." - Stephen Christian anberlinlyrics.tumblr.com June 2014