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Throw it all away
Let's lose ourselves
Because there's no one left for us to blame
It's a shame we're all dying
And do you think you deserve your freedom?
How could you send us so far away from home
When you know damn well that this is wrong
I would still lay down my life for you
And do you think you deserve your freedom?
No, I don't think you do
There's no justice in the world
There's no justice in the world
And there never was
Let's lose ourselves
Because there's no one left for us to blame
It's a shame we're all dying
And do you think you deserve your freedom?
How could you send us so far away from home
When you know damn well that this is wrong
I would still lay down my life for you
And do you think you deserve your freedom?
No, I don't think you do
There's no justice in the world
There's no justice in the world
And there never was
Lyrics submitted by spiritmuse
Track duration: 02:05
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but it kinda stuck me. It's a great "high" song.
the song just kinda sounds like being high..
so the point:
there have been a few soldiers who have recently spoke out about the reason that we're over there:
Poppy plants.
opium.
"there's no one left for us to blame." - we've blamed it on all of these "terrorists" and now we've got not no one left to justify our presence overseas.
the singer says. "and you think you deserve your freedom? how could you send us so far from home? when you know damn well we're that this is wrong. I would still lay down my life for you."
from a soldier's perspective: he asks the all of the people in the US government included: "do you think you DESERVE your freedom?" do you even KNOW what we've been doing over here? this is wrong, we shouldn't be here.
you don't deserve freedom because what we're fighting for is not "freedom" or "democracy."
we're killing innocent people, and we know it.
"I would still lay down my life for you." saying: even though this is BS, I still took oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic;"
he wants to defend, help and serve his country. so he will still lay down his life for for our country, although he believes what he is doing is wrong."
I respect and support our military every day. always have always will.
I find this song interesting and really sweet. Not in a girly, "oh, how sweet, like a puppy!" sense, but in a way that this song is nearly reminisent. I love it.
You can hardly tell that Matt's mum's favourite band (supposedly) is Queen :)
I'm not saying that Muse was plagiarist. Soldier's Poem is one of the most beautiful song of them. I think it speaks of war for general, not really made a reference to a specified one. Somehow it is the real condition of every war...
I'm guessing its a sort-of stab towards the people who send people off to wars, while they sit behind their desks, drink their expensive coffee and can distantly read the statistics of how many people of their army die.
And then, of course, how they get caught by the protesting masses, and keep saying that they worked hard to keep the country safe.
This coming from the pov of a soldier, of course. His frustration at the people claiming they play a big part in a war, while they're the ones trying not to get shot through the head.
It's a beautiful song and it's got a beautiful message. It's implistic yet emotionally stimulated.
When I listen to it I always think of Matthew and the other members sitting in an army bunker and singing.