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”
I saw the bodies on the news today.
A stretch of desert half the world away.
My eyes, victimized.
One force. one fight.
They must be kidding, 'cause I don't understand.
Sacrificing for a foreign land.
Who wields the hand of God?
With rockets in the night.
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
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For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
God and Country.
God and Country.
God and Country.
For God and Country.
The exit plan is a revolving door.
People are tired and morale is poor
So meek, still they seek.
Some message on high.
The heads of state gather in the hall.
Approval ratings have started to fall.
They need martyrs please.
Hands up, who wants to die?
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
-
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
God and Country.
God and Country.
God and Country.
For God and Country.
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
-
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
-
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
-
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
God and Country
God and Country
God and Country
For God and Country
A stretch of desert half the world away.
My eyes, victimized.
One force. one fight.
They must be kidding, 'cause I don't understand.
Sacrificing for a foreign land.
Who wields the hand of God?
With rockets in the night.
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
-
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
God and Country.
God and Country.
God and Country.
For God and Country.
The exit plan is a revolving door.
People are tired and morale is poor
So meek, still they seek.
Some message on high.
The heads of state gather in the hall.
Approval ratings have started to fall.
They need martyrs please.
Hands up, who wants to die?
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
-
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
God and Country.
God and Country.
God and Country.
For God and Country.
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
-
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
-
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
-
For God & Country you serve your time.
Fodder and friends on the firing line.
For God & Country you rise and fall.
Will they remember that you gave it all?
God and Country
God and Country
God and Country
For God and Country
Lyrics submitted by Mitzhel
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