Yeah, this song is about VietNam--and the aftermath. The little brother is telling the story of the big brother he wanted to be like. But Big brother came home changed.
So many VN vets did. And I don't think the line about "His eyes have died. He's sees more than I" refers to real blindness or eye injury. It was a heart injury that blinded him. . . his eyes became dead. . . like so many eyes do that have seen too much of the ugliness.
Yeah, this song is about VietNam--and the aftermath. The little brother is telling the story of the big brother he wanted to be like. But Big brother came home changed.
So many VN vets did. And I don't think the line about "His eyes have died. He's sees more than I" refers to real blindness or eye injury. It was a heart injury that blinded him. . . his eyes became dead. . . like so many eyes do that have seen too much of the ugliness.
Song makes me cry so it must be good :_)