Under Serious Attack

this song is about having trouble in the phsyical department with a girlfriend while trying to remain a pure christian. words straight from the band.

^^yeah seems right. this is a pretty sweet song. resolution made (in vain) to face (play out) the day life is yours to save (save it) or take (take it) away -Rock ON!-

I'm always reminded of Donnie Darko for some reason during this song. I realize it probably has nothing to do with the song meaning, but it's just eerie how well the two fit together.

picking up the pieces from the night -he's always following clues which he knows nothing about

every time the sky breaks open with sunshine and streaming swords collide it takes me back in time -The engine from the plane takes him back to the beginning

resolution made (in vain) to face (play out) the day life is yours to save (save it) or take (take it) away -he saves everyones' lives by sacrificing his own

Just some of my own thoughts on the interesting parrallels, take em or leave em.

Just amazing.

Heh, while Donnie Darko probably doesn't have anything to do with this like you said mtf, I can see how it reminds you of it. But yes, its definantly about how he fails to remain chaste. I like the lyrics so much better in this song than "So Cold I Could See My Breath", which is also about failing to say chaste, just because at the end he writes about how hes going to stop this no matter what.

"But I will fight you and victory will be mine in the end circumstances mean nothing. When it's over we will be heroes, constantly pushing forward without any fear."

I think you guys are right and it probably is about physical temptations. This is one of my favorite songs on the Weak's End. But I think Emery probably wrote the lyrics to the song in a way so that many people could identify with it. When I first heard the song I simply related it to the "battles" I was fighting in my life at the time.

"this is war can I take it anymore i'm falling faster and bleeding more than i have bled before certain death (this blade will carve a purpose) lingers on the other hand (and make you feel defeated) but i will fight you and victory will be mine in the end"

So I agree emery had the idea of sexual temptation when writing the lyrics to this song. I take it a different way though. That's the great thing about art, everyone can interpret it a different way. Just another lyrically superior emery song.

Althought the physical temptation view sounds correct, in MY opinion, try reading the lyrics while playing the song and imagine being Christ during his crucifiction in a first person perspective....it's pretty intense.

every time the sky breaks open with sunshine and streaming swords collide it takes me back in time I float away to another place where heaven is waiting right outside

this is war CAN I TAKE IT ANYMORE I'M FALLING FASTER AND BLEEDING MORE THAN I HAVE BLED BEFORE certain death (this blade will carve a purpose)
lingers on the other hand (and make you feel defeated) but i will fight you and victory will be mine in the end

--I thought the last part was a mental conversation/battle between Christ and Satan--

resolutions made (in vain) to face (play out) the day life is yours to save (save it) or take (take it) away