This song is about the Dear Hunter enlisting in a war. He's being sucked into the propaganda of war.
"A majesty's massacre floods the fields of red"
A leader decides to wage war, and is turning fields red with blood.
"And now with hands aligned, these arms move tonight"
This refers to soldiers with they're hands at their sides and marching. I think.
"and we cry 'we can not allow this,
This is terrible'"
The people are saying that something has to be done to stop this terrible war from happening.
"With ideals we're idle as they lust for more."
There is nothing we can do. The leaders are in charge, and they want this war to happen.
"oh if we settle the score.
We've never been so
excited to see you before"
They're excited to see new, fresh recruits to send out.
"In the cradle we are helpless
but on our feet we are fatal
how we evolve and grow into
twisted beasts with a desire for disorder
OH what a terrible game we play"
We can go from helpless children, to violent killing machines.
"replacing the pawn for a body.
And the players? Politicians
who say what they need to say"
We are nothing but pieces to a game. We do whatever our leaders say to do.
This song is about the Dear Hunter enlisting in a war. He's being sucked into the propaganda of war.
"A majesty's massacre floods the fields of red"
A leader decides to wage war, and is turning fields red with blood.
"And now with hands aligned, these arms move tonight"
This refers to soldiers with they're hands at their sides and marching. I think.
"and we cry 'we can not allow this, This is terrible'"
The people are saying that something has to be done to stop this terrible war from happening.
"With ideals we're idle as they lust for more."
There is nothing we can do. The leaders are in charge, and they want this war to happen.
"oh if we settle the score. We've never been so excited to see you before"
They're excited to see new, fresh recruits to send out.
"In the cradle we are helpless but on our feet we are fatal how we evolve and grow into twisted beasts with a desire for disorder OH what a terrible game we play"
We can go from helpless children, to violent killing machines.
"replacing the pawn for a body. And the players? Politicians who say what they need to say"
We are nothing but pieces to a game. We do whatever our leaders say to do.