It's supposed to be simple. Soldiers are blind enough to be conned into going to war, so the riff is meant to show the level of their intelligence for coforming. Then the sorrow hits in the song, which is our sorrow for them, because they were seduced.
I think maybe you're trying to show off your guitar skills a bit too much by putting down a song that quite possibly may be passed your level (can you play the solo?). The solo is where Zakk is supposed to silence you.
It's supposed to be simple. Soldiers are blind enough to be conned into going to war, so the riff is meant to show the level of their intelligence for coforming. Then the sorrow hits in the song, which is our sorrow for them, because they were seduced.
I think maybe you're trying to show off your guitar skills a bit too much by putting down a song that quite possibly may be passed your level (can you play the solo?). The solo is where Zakk is supposed to silence you.