Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)

I don't think the song is stricly about being a soldier (though it works since it fits with the movie). I think it's basically a metaphor for going out an taking a risk instead of holding back and regretting it.

By "Diamond Eyes", I'm thinking that he's saying he's able to see more clearly (really good diamonds are known for being clear with no color, etc).

This song is clearly about a soldier who is going into combat for the first time. But, in order to survive on the battlefield, he has to let go of all the pains, regrets, and weaknesses that filled civilian life. And through letting go, he discovers freedom in his life. In other words, it's only through the battlefield, and through making life-and-death that he is able to feel truely alive. With all of that said, this is really an appropriate theme song for "The Expendables"!

The lyrics that really stand our are:

Out on the front line, don't worry I'll be fine The story is just beginning I say goodbye to my weakness, So long to the regrets And now I know that I'm alive

Amazing song. Different sound than what were used to. Almost the same tone as their other movie hit "her name is alice." Maybe we'll hear more of this in their future album. We can only wait.

To me is obviously about a soldier surviving his Baptism in Fire, he's traumatized thanks to seeing the death of his brothers in arms ("Every night of my life I watch angels fall from the sky...) But he's still alive and has become a new man because of that, he has been reborn.

"(Boom-lay boom-lay boom) One push is all you need (Boom-lay boom-lay boom) A fist-first philosophy. (Boom-lay boom-lay boom) We watch with wounded eyes. (Boom-lay boom-lay boom) So I hope you recognize."

I love this song, thanks for posting the lyrics! However, I do believe it is, "a fist-first philosophy, due to the nature of the theme being around the movie 'The Expendables', and their first-first nature in the film.

The flipside of Trade Yourself In????

I like the Zach/Eric dynamic the group has shown :D

This: Damn, damn it all down Took one to the chest without even a sound So, what, what do you want The things you love or the people you hurt Hey, it's like deja vu suicidal maybe I got nothing to lose So wait, it's the exception to the rule Everyone of us is expendable

Should be:

DAMN! damn it all down took one to the chest without even a sound so WHAT! what are you worth the things you love or the people you hurt HEY! it's like deja vu a suicidal maniac with nothing to lose so wait, it's the exception to the rule everyone of us is EXPENDABLE

and i think the song is trying to say that everyone only plays a small role compared to the larger overall problems of the world and therefore when we fail to fix it, our ideas and almost all of that person become abandoned for failing to solve the issue at hand.

Luv this song! Although it's different it's AWESOME. I think he is talking about how he is wanting to start a new life because he has been acting like he is weak and regretting most of the things he has done. He has said goodbye to his mistakes and has opened his eyes to the world. ♥

Great song! It just gets me pumped. I think of someone getting ready for a fight when I listen to it.

I think also that it's about soldiers on the front line. On the verge of life and death, and that he needs to let go of regrets and weaknesses to stay sharp en survive.

Every night of my life I watch angels fall from the sky Every time that the sun still sets I pray they don't take mine

I think this is about his buddies who are dying.