Lyric discussion by fresh123456 

Cover art for Shadows lyrics by Sunny Day Real Estate

I wanna mention @y6b7m27xdkde great comment. Though something is kinda missing here. I think the grey crusader tails are refering to Vought F-8 Crusader Aircraft, which has a grey tail. From what I gather it was used in Vietnam war. This perhaps hints on a loss of a loved one.

@fresh123456 Continuing with this theory, "will to become their pride." kinda deals with the same notions of the song "Hero of War" by Rise Against. "climbed mountains for chairs" might even get absolutely political, saying that soldiers climb the mountains for the polticians and the capitalists sitting in chairs. "memorize their words for hope " kinda becomes criticism of the "Hero of War" notion. "Counting these numbers down" might refer to the bombings.