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Another Solider Lyrics
A dear heart, a small part, I could have tried more
A sweet smell, a thin shell, a farewell, I should've cried more
I don't eat, I don't sleep, I just fight but what I long for
Is a safe place, a kind face, the sweet taste I nearly died for
Another soldier, another soldier,
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood on your hands getting colder
Another soldier, another soldier,
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood in your veins getting colder
They boil squid in their own ink, their money's all spent
We don't own, we just rent, it's not home until the cheque's sent
But it's too late, the locks break, I won't let them take it all away
Wrong or right, I just fight to keep my world safe
Another soldier, another soldier,
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood on your hands getting colder
Another soldier, another soldier,
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood in your veins getting colder
Another soldier
Another soldier, another soldier,
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood on your hands getting colder
Another soldier, another soldier,
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood in your veins getting colder
A sweet smell, a thin shell, a farewell, I should've cried more
I don't eat, I don't sleep, I just fight but what I long for
Is a safe place, a kind face, the sweet taste I nearly died for
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood on your hands getting colder
Another soldier, another soldier,
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood in your veins getting colder
We don't own, we just rent, it's not home until the cheque's sent
But it's too late, the locks break, I won't let them take it all away
Wrong or right, I just fight to keep my world safe
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood on your hands getting colder
Another soldier, another soldier,
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood in your veins getting colder
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood on your hands getting colder
Another soldier, another soldier,
Another hit to the heart when they told you
Another mistake, another heartache,
You feel the blood in your veins getting colder
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My interpretation is this- the verses are from the perspective of a soldier fighting in the war that has become disillusioned with his cause, and the chorus is from the perspective of the soldier's partner when they hear the news the solider has been killed. I believe the lines about blood refer to the partner perhaps encouraging the soldier to go to war and now regretting it, or perhaps a jibe at the Governments that are sending their armies to wars with immoral causes and therefore gaining the "blood on their hands" from the conflict.
I reckon Dan's lost someone to the war. He feels it's his fault, referring to the first verse "A dear heart, a small part, I could have tried more A sweet smell, a thin shell, a farewell, I should've cried more I don't eat, I don't sleep, I just fight but what I long for Is a safe place, a kind face, the sweet taste I nearly died for"
And I think everybody's trying to take his mind off things but he sees them as trying to make him forget about his rested loved one. He is bold and protects the memory of his friend/ lover : "But it's too late, the locks break, I won't let them take it all away Wrong or right, I just fight to keep my world safe" Anyone agree?