| Green Day – 21 Guns Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Yes, I was thinking of U2 as well with this song; actually, I was more thinking of Like a Song and Sunday Bloody Sunday (or maybe just the War album in general), with the whole knowing what's worth fighting for bit, and the lay down your arms bit. But the same surrendering theme overall, I think. The 21 gun salute is interesting; while it's used for the funeral of presidents, it was traditionally used to signify surrender or peace, I believe, in naval battles (the ships would shoot their weapons until they had no ammunition left). So the "one" could also be talking about the result of surrender (ie, if both sides stop fighting, then there aren't two sides anymore). |
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