War Buddies

It's eerie beyond belief. The sex metaphors at the beginning make you think it's going to turn out to be a sort of smartass love song, and then at the end it really begins to seem violent/disturbing... in the best possible way.

Two moments that give me a HUGE emotional impact:

"If you got guns, well, now's the time for sticking Resistance is already forming The second shot won't be a warning."

and the whole outro, "when the tanks roll into Warsaw...."

it's almost as if they're using war as a metaphor for love as a metaphor for war. Looping back on itself, lyrically. Great tune.

By the way, a webcomic, Inhuman, set a short segment of their comic to the lyrics of War Buddies. You can see it here: inhuman-comic.com/warb1.php I think it's a really cool visual representation of the song... you guys like it?

This song is about the relationship between Russia and the United States during World War 1 & World War 2, segueing into the start of the Cold War.

Favorite HD song hands down. Starts out so wryly sexual but evolves into a chronicle of the most dynamic sort of relationship people can have with a healthy - yet not overdone - amount of political commentary. "Back to question every effort, back to challenge your command..." is my favorite line. You're not settling for love for the sake therof; you're using it to compete and grow.

I like everything about this song, except the word muddies.

"Let every man who disagrees Be roughly brought down to his knees, Be starved to death, made to freeze, And sentenced to the gulag " Guantanamo Bay, anybody?

god, their lyrics do have so many sexual undertones, never really noticed before, and the flagpole line in flagpole sitta!

"If nobody tries too hard to kill you, I got your back."

I like that line. I'm not really positive as to how it fits into this song as a whole. To me, it makes me come back to my belief that no one's ever really behind you and you can only always count on yourself. Sad to say but I think it's the truth.

Can anyone give some insight into how the final verse fits into the song? I get the idea of the tanks rolling into Warsaw and the imagery it provokes, but the significance of singing into a tape recorder eludes me. Cheers :)

I remember back when I first heard this song I would go around to all my friends explaining that it was "a song about war disguised as a song about sex disguised as a song about war." I'd say that pretty much sums it up right there.

It starts off with him making cheeky sexual innuendo based around the topic - "I'll be the atheish in your foxhole," "If you've got guns, well now's the time for sticking." However, as you listen to it closer, these start to turn back around on themselves into a serious discussion. I feel it is one of the more powerful anti-war songs out there, and am upsetted a little that it didn't get the popularity it deserves.