| PJ Harvey – The Last Living Rose Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @[cantabrigian:2856] The 'Europeans' often refers to mainland europe, particularly of it's time where this is set in a previous war. I think its far from offensive in the context, its still an ironic statement but not for the reason that England is in europe. Instead is the ambivalence many English people feel, a longing for home but find it often is not something so specific, given the state and culture it has often been in compared to other countries. They have a lot of bad things to say about their own country, and yet love it in a way that is not so easy to express and sometimes seems illogical. It is also possible that they are saying 'anywhere is better', they are sent to war on the mainland. | |
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