| Gorillaz – Dirty Harry Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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There are many images and direct references in this song that lead me to believe it's about the soldiers stuck in Iraq. "The poor people in the sun" are Iraqis, "I'm a peace-loving decoy Ready for retaliation " The troops are supposedly on a peace keeping mission. "I change the whole occasion to a pine box six-under " The soldiers are sent home in pine boxes. "Your water's from a bottle Mine's from a canteen " We "Americans" live our lives here and have the luxury of drinking water from a bottle while the soldiers drink from canteens. "At night I hear the shots Ring so I'm a light sleeper The cost of life, It seems to get cheaper Out in the desert With my street sweeper The war is over So said the speaker with the flight suit on Maybe to him I'm just a pawn So he can advance " This whole verse is pretty self-explanatory, a street sweeper is a shotgun with a short barrel for a wide spread i believe, it's commonly used for "crowd control. And i think the guy just wishes he could be happy again "remember when i used to dance" This song basically sums up my feelings for the war, I hate the politicians, but i feel for the soldiers who had no choice but to follow orders. icions |
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