I'm a soldier of freedom in the army of man
Oh, we are the chosen, we're the partisan (alright)
Well the cause it is noble and the cause it is just
We are ready to pay with our lives if we must
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
And I'm a soldier of fortune, I'm a dog of war
And we don't give a damn who the killing is for
It's the same old story with a different name
Death or glory, it's the killing game
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Oh, nothing gonna stop them as the day follows the night
Right becomes wrong, the left becomes the right
And they sing as they march with their flags unfurled
Today in the mountains, tomorrow the world
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Oh, we are the chosen, we're the partisan (alright)
Well the cause it is noble and the cause it is just
We are ready to pay with our lives if we must
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
And I'm a soldier of fortune, I'm a dog of war
And we don't give a damn who the killing is for
It's the same old story with a different name
Death or glory, it's the killing game
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Oh, nothing gonna stop them as the day follows the night
Right becomes wrong, the left becomes the right
And they sing as they march with their flags unfurled
Today in the mountains, tomorrow the world
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Lyrics submitted by kevin, edited by sixbladesailor
Ride Across the River Lyrics as written by Mark Knopfler
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I have extremely mixed emotions concerning "war". It's easy to protest war when you live in a relatively free society and can voice your opinion, come/go and do what you want (within reason). Not so easy to protest it when you live in an oppressive dictatorship and find your family and friends killed for stepping outside certain lines.
That said, after reading some of these comments i'm reminded of george orwell's "animal farm" which beautifully illustrates the cycle of human society:
when the oppressed grow tired enough, they revolt. Then there's a period of uncertainty as leaders are chosen. If the right leaders are chosen, the society can be relatively beneficial for all who live in it. If the wrong leaders are chosen, then you substitute one dictator for another. as happened in animal farm.
This song seems to be a thumbnail of the latter. we revolted, we chose wrong, now i'm going back to war to crush a new uprising. and the cycle continues.