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VNV Nation – Art of Conflict Lyrics 12 years ago
It seems whenever Ronan writes something affiliated with war, or warfare, he quotes writer. This being a prime example, along with Chosen from PTF.
Love this tune though, reminds me a lot of Advance and Follow.
Another VNV gem!

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VNV Nation – Further Lyrics 13 years ago
I love how so many different people have their own interpretations of each song Ronan has written.
Thats the beauty of VNV's songs. Especially on Empires.
He makes people think, and each song could have hundreds of meanings.
Its all personal.
No interpretation is wrong.

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VNV Nation – Sentinel Lyrics 13 years ago
To me, its about how when a side wins a big war, we throw banners, parades. We celebrate that we won a tragic war. But war only benefits the other end most of the time. So we completely shun out the side that lost.
Hence the
"When will the banners and the victory parades
celebrate the day a better world is won?"
Since Ronan lives in a area that was destroyed by war, that definitely correlates to the albums purpose. Just how France, Britain ignored and forced Germany to pay reparations after WW1.
Definitely one of my favorite VNV track in recent times!

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