The way I interpret it, the song describes WWI..
In short, the song focus on the manipulated people who were told the war would be glorious, short, and not at all dangerous.
Enthusiastic about fighting in the war, many men died helpless in the trenches where they could do nothing but wait for....artillery bombardment , the "pencil rain"
The way I interpret it, the song describes WWI.. In short, the song focus on the manipulated people who were told the war would be glorious, short, and not at all dangerous.
Enthusiastic about fighting in the war, many men died helpless in the trenches where they could do nothing but wait for....artillery bombardment , the "pencil rain"