one of those Clash songs that have such a compassionate vibe to them... of course it's "total war", not "total was". taking into account the recurrent Vietnam theme in Joe's lyrics, this could be about a war-weary soldier telling a Vietnamese boy named Sammy to run to the shacks of his village, warning that soldiers are coming soon to burn down the village.
it never fails to leave me stunned.
one of those Clash songs that have such a compassionate vibe to them... of course it's "total war", not "total was". taking into account the recurrent Vietnam theme in Joe's lyrics, this could be about a war-weary soldier telling a Vietnamese boy named Sammy to run to the shacks of his village, warning that soldiers are coming soon to burn down the village. it never fails to leave me stunned.