I would suggest the war is Life versus Death. Obviously death will ultimately win and you (or your Life) will lose. Then, the War on War would be coming to terms with your own eventually death and learning how to live your life in enjoyment of each moment.
However the lines "You are not my typewriter / But you could be my demon moving forward through flaming doors" does throw me through a bit of a loop. They stand out as the only lines that aren't repeated and being the most cryptic. Perhaps the narrator doesn't want "you" to just stay with him, remind him of things, and take letters for him; however if "you" want to stick around when the war is over, he'll throw you through the gates of hell to save his own soul. Hmm... that sounds a bit more savage than I thought it would.
kimgarbow, awsome connection with the Myan myth.
I would suggest the war is Life versus Death. Obviously death will ultimately win and you (or your Life) will lose. Then, the War on War would be coming to terms with your own eventually death and learning how to live your life in enjoyment of each moment.
However the lines "You are not my typewriter / But you could be my demon moving forward through flaming doors" does throw me through a bit of a loop. They stand out as the only lines that aren't repeated and being the most cryptic. Perhaps the narrator doesn't want "you" to just stay with him, remind him of things, and take letters for him; however if "you" want to stick around when the war is over, he'll throw you through the gates of hell to save his own soul. Hmm... that sounds a bit more savage than I thought it would.