"So they found a lieutenant
who killed a village of kids.
After finishing off the wives,
he wiped off his knife
and that’s what he did."
which Dreamward so eloquently discussed, seems to me a reference to the My Lai massacre. Lieutenant Calley led US troops and committed atrocities against the residents, and I was wondering if Calley and his fairly recent mea culpa have anything to do with the song. The "35 years" line seems to back up the Vietnam connection.
I'm likely the only one, but the verse:
"So they found a lieutenant who killed a village of kids. After finishing off the wives, he wiped off his knife and that’s what he did."
which Dreamward so eloquently discussed, seems to me a reference to the My Lai massacre. Lieutenant Calley led US troops and committed atrocities against the residents, and I was wondering if Calley and his fairly recent mea culpa have anything to do with the song. The "35 years" line seems to back up the Vietnam connection.