Yes, dramaelf - this song I believe refers to WWI as well. It is clearly about war, in my opinion...
"Drums... here it comes.
Don't you wish that life could be as simple
As fish swimming around in a barrel
When you've got the gun?"
'Drums, here it comes' is showing the start of the war... soldiers would often hear the sound of drums when preparing to race out and attempt to invade enemy trenches. These lines clearly refer to the feelings of soldiers when they're carrying a gun, about to end another life and enter a warzone... frightened beyond belief...
This song is so emotional, and the lyrics are breathtaking. Each time I listen to this song it really pulls at my heartstrings, as the title 'Poppyfields' (the short instrumental afterwards) I believe refers to the poppies that grew in the battlefields of Gallipoli in WWI, after the tragic ANZAC campaign.
Of course, it may not be explicitly about the Gallipoli invasion - it's probably just about war in general, but that is just how I personally interpret the song and it holds a very special meaning to me.
"Here I lie,
On my own, in a separate sky"
These lines really tug at my heartstrings. The way Chris sings them is so... heartfelt and beautiful. I believe they are from the viewpoint of a soldier in the middle of the battlefield, just at peace by himself amongst the horrible chaos and hell that is happening around him.
"I don't want to die
On my own, here tonight."
Self explanatory... but so desolate and sad. The soldier doesn't want to die... away from his family, in a war he has no control over. The song is particularly sad because the entry of Poppyfields seems to imply an unsettling peace washing over the song... as though the soldier has, in fact, moved on and found peace elsewhere.
Yes, dramaelf - this song I believe refers to WWI as well. It is clearly about war, in my opinion...
"Drums... here it comes. Don't you wish that life could be as simple As fish swimming around in a barrel When you've got the gun?"
'Drums, here it comes' is showing the start of the war... soldiers would often hear the sound of drums when preparing to race out and attempt to invade enemy trenches. These lines clearly refer to the feelings of soldiers when they're carrying a gun, about to end another life and enter a warzone... frightened beyond belief...
This song is so emotional, and the lyrics are breathtaking. Each time I listen to this song it really pulls at my heartstrings, as the title 'Poppyfields' (the short instrumental afterwards) I believe refers to the poppies that grew in the battlefields of Gallipoli in WWI, after the tragic ANZAC campaign.
Of course, it may not be explicitly about the Gallipoli invasion - it's probably just about war in general, but that is just how I personally interpret the song and it holds a very special meaning to me.
"Here I lie, On my own, in a separate sky"
These lines really tug at my heartstrings. The way Chris sings them is so... heartfelt and beautiful. I believe they are from the viewpoint of a soldier in the middle of the battlefield, just at peace by himself amongst the horrible chaos and hell that is happening around him.
"I don't want to die On my own, here tonight."
Self explanatory... but so desolate and sad. The soldier doesn't want to die... away from his family, in a war he has no control over. The song is particularly sad because the entry of Poppyfields seems to imply an unsettling peace washing over the song... as though the soldier has, in fact, moved on and found peace elsewhere.