The Whole World Is Watching

This song reminds me of a story I heard about a Navy SEAL who jumped on a grenade to save his friends.

You live your life You go day by day Like nothing can go wrong These scars are made They're changing the game You learn to play it hard

Soldiers in war zones try to go on with their daily lives despite the fact that they're in constant danger from the enemy. They try to put it out of their mind that they could be killed at any minute. Bad things happen to the people close to them, but for them that's life and they have to carry on. This must've been what the SEAL's life was like in the weeks before he died.

And I know you wish for more And I know you try And I hope you realize You know the time is right

The SEAL was very young when he died; he wished for a long, full life back home after the war. He tried everyday to fight for his country so he could go home to his family, but he realized that his job might prevent that from happening.

The whole world is watching when you rise The whole world is beating for you right now Your whole life is flashing before your eyes It's all in this moment that changes all

When the grenade fell near him, he realized that fate was in his hands and he chose who lived and who died. That moment changed his life and the lives of the other soldiers around him. His entire life flashed before his eyes, and he only had a second to make this life or death decision.

What are you waiting for? What are you fighting for? 'Cause time's always slipping away The whole world is watching Yeah, the whole world is watching You and you rise

As a special ops soldier in a war zone, the amount of time he had left to do what he wanted to do was limited. His job was very important though; it would determine the outcome of the war and change history. He knew all the people that depended on him to help his country win the war, and he rose up to the challenge and gave his life.

You build your walls Then break them away 'Cause that is what it takes You saved yourself You found who you are And that never goes away

SEALs spend their little free time trying to separate themselves from the horrors of war, but they're often quickly drawn back into them, either physically or psychologically. When the SEAL jumped on the grenade for his friends, he saved himself by escaping the war and dying for a noble reason. He found his true calling as a SEAL, and because of his selfless sacrifice, his memory would live on in history.

Your sacrifice comes through your mind But nothing is wasted You made it now You rise again, breaking out He said that you're taken you paid the price

As the grenade was about to explode, he quickly ran his options out in his mind. Nothing was wasted because in giving his own life, he saved his friends, so he didn't die for nothing. He rose above the enemy and broke out of his fear of dying. He paid the price for the conflict between his country and his enemy. He was the better person that day because he gave everything he had to save his comrades.