Silence the Voices Lyrics

Lyric discussion by joyfulgirl26 

Cover art for Silence the Voices lyrics by Chris Cornell

i believe i read something from cornell about this song...that it's about how the anti-war sentiment is being crushed beneath this "support the troops" campaign. supporting the toops is well and good, but wouldn't they be better off at home in the first place? the verses are just about the general horrors of war, and what we subject our soldiers to. :(

it's totally about death. but can someone explain the meaning of the lyrics specially the 1st verse. the 2nd verse is kinda easy to understand. first line is about the death of someone. second line, "tan" probably from the make up... third line he talks about the table in the morgue where the body is embalmed. fourth line the dead dude "went into the light".

please someone elaborate the lyrics. cheers!