In my opinion, some of you are over-thinking this. I don't think that they were trying to create some sort of parallel to another specific war in real life, but rather, create a cry of truth. Let me explain myself:
Sometimes young minds romanticize the idea of war and being a hero. And sometimes it IS epic and fantastical, but sometimes (most of the time) it's tragic and devastating even for those who won. I think that this song is just stating that, or, in other words, saying: what is is, and what will be will be.
That was probably super confusing, but oh well. :/ I have different theories about this song other than the one above, but this one was the most interesting to me.
Anyways, that's just my two cents. Love this song btw - cuz you totally needed to know that ;)
In my opinion, some of you are over-thinking this. I don't think that they were trying to create some sort of parallel to another specific war in real life, but rather, create a cry of truth. Let me explain myself:
Sometimes young minds romanticize the idea of war and being a hero. And sometimes it IS epic and fantastical, but sometimes (most of the time) it's tragic and devastating even for those who won. I think that this song is just stating that, or, in other words, saying: what is is, and what will be will be.
That was probably super confusing, but oh well. :/ I have different theories about this song other than the one above, but this one was the most interesting to me.
Anyways, that's just my two cents. Love this song btw - cuz you totally needed to know that ;)