I think it's about a family who's father in the military and 9/11 happens. They have all these plans of becoming a normal family and living their lives in peace. However 9/11 happens and all their plans are no longer perfect, because 9/11 creates the crack in "the surface" of their plans. No their plans are almost entirely destroyed. As if they were "buried" in the sand.
"Like a building condemned, (Can we indemnify ourselves if we don't face what we're against.)"
This is referring to the twin towers, and then they're asking if we don't go fight the terrorists can we still defend ourselves against this from happening in the future.
"A child unloved that then grows up,
to love what we despise"
This is referring to Bin Laden, how he has now grown to love violence and killing innocent civilians.
"We're broken but still breathing
We are wounded but we are healing
We pick up right where we left off
Breathe on the ashed that remain
So that these coals may become fire
To guide our way"
This is saying that 9/11 really hurt us as a country and screwed our way of life up, but we're trying to get over it. The ashes of 9/11 help remind us of what happened, and they help to kindle a flame within us to fight against those who hate us.
"I walk on wounds that seldom prove to slow me down
I laugh this constant pain away
So you can't tell
But there it lies under the smiles
It drains me mile after mile
But seldom proves to slow me down
Here I go'
This is the father saying that he misses his family and the wounds of war keep piling up but he keeps going. He tries to laugh away his pain with his fellow soldiers and he tries keep fighting even though he is slowly being worn down by the pains of war. "Here I go" is him going out into battle and having doubts as he goes out to the battlefield.
Just a crazy idea, but I thought it kind of fit well with some of the lyrics.
Here's just a crazy idea of an interpretation,
I think it's about a family who's father in the military and 9/11 happens. They have all these plans of becoming a normal family and living their lives in peace. However 9/11 happens and all their plans are no longer perfect, because 9/11 creates the crack in "the surface" of their plans. No their plans are almost entirely destroyed. As if they were "buried" in the sand.
"Like a building condemned, (Can we indemnify ourselves if we don't face what we're against.)"
This is referring to the twin towers, and then they're asking if we don't go fight the terrorists can we still defend ourselves against this from happening in the future.
"A child unloved that then grows up, to love what we despise"
This is referring to Bin Laden, how he has now grown to love violence and killing innocent civilians.
"We're broken but still breathing We are wounded but we are healing We pick up right where we left off Breathe on the ashed that remain
So that these coals may become fire To guide our way"
This is saying that 9/11 really hurt us as a country and screwed our way of life up, but we're trying to get over it. The ashes of 9/11 help remind us of what happened, and they help to kindle a flame within us to fight against those who hate us.
"I walk on wounds that seldom prove to slow me down I laugh this constant pain away So you can't tell But there it lies under the smiles It drains me mile after mile But seldom proves to slow me down Here I go'
This is the father saying that he misses his family and the wounds of war keep piling up but he keeps going. He tries to laugh away his pain with his fellow soldiers and he tries keep fighting even though he is slowly being worn down by the pains of war. "Here I go" is him going out into battle and having doubts as he goes out to the battlefield.
Just a crazy idea, but I thought it kind of fit well with some of the lyrics.
That seems spot on. I never thought of it that way.
That seems spot on. I never thought of it that way.
It's actually not so crazy when you think about it.
It's actually not so crazy when you think about it.