Indeed, wars, but I would think about religion wars more than everything else. "How can there be a reason for war / For the life of a human that suffers" ? Isn't that a reference to the Christ ? Further referenced with "You gave the world all this pain." Jesus - a messiah of peace, who brought so many wars... And Mourning Star is a play on words : Morning Star is both the name of a weapon and a nickname for Lucifer - hence the religious part. The soldier who sings those lyrics is a nonbeliever - but in the heat of the battle, the fear of death makes him want to find salvation - so he clings to religion.
Indeed, wars, but I would think about religion wars more than everything else. "How can there be a reason for war / For the life of a human that suffers" ? Isn't that a reference to the Christ ? Further referenced with "You gave the world all this pain." Jesus - a messiah of peace, who brought so many wars... And Mourning Star is a play on words : Morning Star is both the name of a weapon and a nickname for Lucifer - hence the religious part. The soldier who sings those lyrics is a nonbeliever - but in the heat of the battle, the fear of death makes him want to find salvation - so he clings to religion.