"You slipped into your darkness, now all that remains
Is my love for you brother, lying still and unchanged"
I think that in those lines, he's talking about America as well as the fallen soldier. He's saying that as a country we're going into a dark place, but his love for his country will always still be there.
also i think these lines actually go:
The favored march up over the hill, in some fool's parade
Shouting victory for the righteous, but there ain't much here but graves
"You slipped into your darkness, now all that remains Is my love for you brother, lying still and unchanged"
I think that in those lines, he's talking about America as well as the fallen soldier. He's saying that as a country we're going into a dark place, but his love for his country will always still be there.
also i think these lines actually go: The favored march up over the hill, in some fool's parade Shouting victory for the righteous, but there ain't much here but graves
I have also heard the lyric as:
I have also heard the lyric as:
Shouting victory for the righteous, but there ain't much here but graves.
Shouting victory for the righteous, but there ain't much here but graves.
Looked on the official website and confirmed those are the lyrics listed there.
Looked on the official website and confirmed those are the lyrics listed there.