The Good Soldier Lyrics

Lyric discussion by eqisow 

Cover art for The Good Soldier lyrics by Nine Inch Nails

I think Nirvana23 is close, P3N1X's thoughts just seem way off, personally.

The second to last verse, in particular, seems to be about how soldiers must make themselves believe that they are in the right, or even doing God's work, to keep from facing the reality of what they do.