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The song is based on the Vietnamese War as laurenmaureen pointed out.
And musicians can write about something they have never been through, if they couldn't, music would be pointless.
Music is the greatest instrument to express feelings and deep emotions through metaphors or literal stories within songs. Maybe Ronnie's grandfather was in the Viet War, how will you ever know??
This song is simply amazing, it almost made me cry when I first heard it, it has such meaning and beautiful lyrics.
Good job on this piece RJA.
In an older interview Ronnie says he likes to have lyrics that are personal to him or someone he knows, so although he may not have been in the war he may have had a family member or someone he knew go through something like this
In an older interview Ronnie says he likes to have lyrics that are personal to him or someone he knows, so although he may not have been in the war he may have had a family member or someone he knew go through something like this
Wow TitoC11 The song is based on the Vietnamese War as laurenmaureen pointed out. And musicians can write about something they have never been through, if they couldn't, music would be pointless. Music is the greatest instrument to express feelings and deep emotions through metaphors or literal stories within songs. Maybe Ronnie's grandfather was in the Viet War, how will you ever know?? This song is simply amazing, it almost made me cry when I first heard it, it has such meaning and beautiful lyrics. Good job on this piece RJA.
In an older interview Ronnie says he likes to have lyrics that are personal to him or someone he knows, so although he may not have been in the war he may have had a family member or someone he knew go through something like this
In an older interview Ronnie says he likes to have lyrics that are personal to him or someone he knows, so although he may not have been in the war he may have had a family member or someone he knew go through something like this