I agree with the idea about brothers going off to war. Not only about that though, i feel thats the prologue to the whole song. Then i think it tells about how terrible war really is and their visions of greatness and being the pride of their families was met with their "bodies in the sand" and reality set in ("sand through our hands/go our grandest plans") and the rest is kinda self-explanitory
"Our bodies in the sand
And like that sand through our hands
Go our grandest plans
And just to see your face for one moment
I’d cross the ocean again
The end is not the end"
I agree with the idea about brothers going off to war. Not only about that though, i feel thats the prologue to the whole song. Then i think it tells about how terrible war really is and their visions of greatness and being the pride of their families was met with their "bodies in the sand" and reality set in ("sand through our hands/go our grandest plans") and the rest is kinda self-explanitory
"Our bodies in the sand And like that sand through our hands Go our grandest plans And just to see your face for one moment I’d cross the ocean again The end is not the end"