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| Rise Against – Hero of War Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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This song is not about how soldiers arn't as glorified as they seem, Far from it. It is About how the United States makes the Military out to look like you go to war, kill people, win the war and come home to a bunch people that are "damn Proud" of you. But what is never reviled to soldiers or the civilians is that war is not a pretty thing. Here in the U.S. we make it sound like fighting for your country is the most glorious way one can represent the U.S. and i have the upmost respect for those who have given their lives for this country but what this song is saying is that once the man or women becomes the soldier and see and realizes what war is really about they no longer have interest in being seen as a hero but just as a normal human being again. "Just Medals and Scars, is that all they see" is a line relaying that message. After someone comes home from war and has seen and participated in horrible things that many people will never be apart of they want nothing more but to forget those things. Thats why when soldiers come home they dont want to talk about if they killed anyone else in combat because it is a horrible thing. This song is not degrading to soldiers but opens up the minds of people and makes then realize that maybe "Hero's of War" dont want to be "Hero's of war" anymore, they just want to be "normal" again, if there is such a thing in todays world. |
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| Rise Against – Audience Of One Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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When listening to this song i first thought it was about a relationship. however the more i listen and think about the song title i start to think that it is about how the government has power over all of us, and that they are the "Audience of One" being as they only answer to themselves and no matter what we do as citizens of this country really matter to them. this idea is shown in "I brought down the sky for you and all you did was shrug" this is relaying that ideal that no matter what us as citizens to the government will only listen and hear what they want to hear and thus act in the way that they seem fit, Thus being An "Audience of One" |
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