I saw Ben explain this song on a show called Live at Rehearsal Hall from Canada. He said he read an article about a lady who's son was killed in the war and she never got a true and worthwhile answer from the government. They just kept saying he died for freedom, hence the lyric "there's no freedom to be found lying face up in the ground." The mother put her son's ashes into tear drop-shaped lockets and gave them to family and loved ones. This obviously affected Ben so much that he wrote about it, and I truly admire everything he does. On a side note, this song is very reminiscent of "Masters of War" which I saw Ben and Tom Morello perform together!
I saw Ben explain this song on a show called Live at Rehearsal Hall from Canada. He said he read an article about a lady who's son was killed in the war and she never got a true and worthwhile answer from the government. They just kept saying he died for freedom, hence the lyric "there's no freedom to be found lying face up in the ground." The mother put her son's ashes into tear drop-shaped lockets and gave them to family and loved ones. This obviously affected Ben so much that he wrote about it, and I truly admire everything he does. On a side note, this song is very reminiscent of "Masters of War" which I saw Ben and Tom Morello perform together!