Army Dreamers Lyrics

Lyric discussion by GaffaUK 

Cover art for Army Dreamers lyrics by Kate Bush

I would say it's about certain young men who only join the army because they have no other opportunities in life as they grew up poverty. No doubt they are keen to 'see the world' but really they are pawns to the politicians and generals who send them to wars. They know little about the situation in which they find themselves - the chicken with the fox. They don't stand much chance. It's waste when people killed in wars which they have little, if any, say - and - if they really should have had the opportunity to chose a path more appropriate to their dreams. It's shame that wars should only be fought by those who clamber for such conflict.