a military veteran in a retirement home. he's been severely wounded, and suffers from post-anxiety depression. all he can do is remember what he experienced in the war. there r high points, and there r low points. the beginning could be his initiation, judging by how the military drumbeat is kept in the back but at the same time the guitar sings of hope and youth. then there's a transition into quiet (where the drum silences), which could be seen as him thinking of a home without war right before he heads into battle. the silence is followed by what could be his recollection of a battle, or some front-line encounter. the constant rain of crashes, along with heavy drumming and guitar, could easily represent the bombs and guns firing as well as the assumed calamity of the environment. then it slowly simmers to a halt, which is when the man returns from his recollection to find himself in the silence of a nursing home that has great contrast with the chaos of a battle.
oh i LOVE this explosions song. what i see:
a military veteran in a retirement home. he's been severely wounded, and suffers from post-anxiety depression. all he can do is remember what he experienced in the war. there r high points, and there r low points. the beginning could be his initiation, judging by how the military drumbeat is kept in the back but at the same time the guitar sings of hope and youth. then there's a transition into quiet (where the drum silences), which could be seen as him thinking of a home without war right before he heads into battle. the silence is followed by what could be his recollection of a battle, or some front-line encounter. the constant rain of crashes, along with heavy drumming and guitar, could easily represent the bombs and guns firing as well as the assumed calamity of the environment. then it slowly simmers to a halt, which is when the man returns from his recollection to find himself in the silence of a nursing home that has great contrast with the chaos of a battle.