Lyric discussion by parenthetical 

This is a great, great song. It is also one of the gayest songs of all time not written by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

"Our rifles blaze away We blaze away"

Yep, sounds like they were "flaming" alright.

*This is not to disparage homosexuality in any way. It's just to point out that this is a very, very gay song. It's also beautiful and wistful, sort of a doomed romantic tale.

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