Maybe it is an indictment against American culture. I would venture to say that scars and stripes is a definite reference to America. The last lines (I lied to you cause they told me to) seems to through off both of y'alls analysis. I think, maybe, it could be an anti-war song. The bomb strapped to johnny's back line could reference how with more and more death, america's view of the war is changing, and how the more war occurs, the more the general populace is scarred and violated, the more they rebel against the authorities.
Maybe it is an indictment against American culture. I would venture to say that scars and stripes is a definite reference to America. The last lines (I lied to you cause they told me to) seems to through off both of y'alls analysis. I think, maybe, it could be an anti-war song. The bomb strapped to johnny's back line could reference how with more and more death, america's view of the war is changing, and how the more war occurs, the more the general populace is scarred and violated, the more they rebel against the authorities.