| Rise Against – Hero of War Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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See,you guys in a way got it all wrong. If you've followed Rise Against at all you'd know that they are fighting for the way our troops get treated- they're against war and all that goes along with it. What this song is depicting is not exactly the war itself but the fact that when our soldiers come home, we treat them as if they are heros and that they're amazing and have done so much for our country- of which they have- but what our country neglects is all the things the soldier has to deal with- all the horror that he/she has seen- all the "bad" that he/she was forced to do. Regardless if you're killing a "bad" person or innocent person- still not human nature to kill and can't be something that easy to deal with- what Rise Against is saying in this song is that we neglect our "Heros". These men and women fall by the way side with us treating them as Heros, and not the damaged person they may be. Not that it happens to every soldier, not that it happens in every war- this song is just a snap shot in time. Anyone that pays mind the the world around us will see that the men and womem come home and have almost as much trauma to deal with as they did while fighting. I was able to find a brief summary that Rise Against posted in response to the video release of this song. I hope some of you find it helpful in understanding this song. From RA: "Hero Of War" is the story of one soldier, not all soldiers, as he battles not just the war around him, but the war that rages within. Inspired by true events, we were given the choice to either document the tribulations of these times as they unfold around us, or ignore them. To ignore these problems, in our opinion, is letting down the brave men and women who risk everything. "Hero Of War" is our attempt to lift the stigma that surrounds everything from the skyrocketing suicide rate of troops, torture, internal sexual abuse, an under-funded VA, and the growing number of military personnel fighting Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as they return home. We hope this song and this video help the simmering dialogue about these problems evolve into a rolling boil. |
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