I agree with you about the song being about loneliness and feeling like you're leaving nothing behind. I do however disagree with the idea that because there is no heaven or hell he has nothing left to live for. If the man is a soldier "stranded out alone all year" with no heaven or hell, the main word here is pointlessness. The pointlessness of war. But not of living. The war in Iraq and Afghanistan has in Europe been portraid not only as a pointless war, but also as a boring one, which I believe this song captures. Just my interpretation.
I agree with you about the song being about loneliness and feeling like you're leaving nothing behind. I do however disagree with the idea that because there is no heaven or hell he has nothing left to live for. If the man is a soldier "stranded out alone all year" with no heaven or hell, the main word here is pointlessness. The pointlessness of war. But not of living. The war in Iraq and Afghanistan has in Europe been portraid not only as a pointless war, but also as a boring one, which I believe this song captures. Just my interpretation.