Lyrics for Walked In Line as interpreted by typo

Walked In Line Lyrics
All dressed in uniforms so fine,
They drank and killed to pass the time,
Wearing the shame of all their crimes,
With measured steps, they walked in line.

They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line.

They carried pictures of their wives,
And numbered tags to prove their lives,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line.

Full of a glory never seen,
They made it through the whole machine,
To never question anymore,
Hypnotic trance, they never saw,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,

They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
They walked in line,
Walked in line,
Walked in line.
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"Walked in Line" as written by Ian Kevin Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Paul David Morris, Bernard Sumner
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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KILBY
03-05-2003

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Nazi soldiers. this one should be obvious. They walked in line, they were just following orders. Ian wrote a lot about Germany and Nazi history, hence the name of the band itself.

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KILBY
03-05-2003

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Nazi soldiers. this one should be obvious. They walked in line, they were just following orders. Ian wrote a lot about Germany and Nazi history, hence the name of the band itself.

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TaintedGlove
12-23-2004

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Yeah. good song.

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ntwjones
05-07-2006

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Yes, clearly it's about the army dehumanising soldiers so they cease to think for themselves, but at the same time they are normal people, they may have committed atrocities but they still love their wives. I'm not sure though it's specifically about the Nazis, it could just as easily be US troops in Vietnam or British troops in any part of the empire.

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brokenbiscuit
01-13-2007

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Ian was like soooo much ahead of his time. He's a total genius. Even today you can relate to these lyrics so easily. There's always a war, or a fight or smthng like that, because some people are so greedy, evil, dumb...etc. And the ones who actually fight, the ones who actually get hurt or die are usually ordinary people who love their wives, people who will usually feel bad for the bad things they've had to do, they have to live with that burden(the thought that you've killed a person.. for me.. it gives me the creeps.. it must be awful). And this song brings it out perfectly. Well, atleast for me it does.

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MrWillow
11-26-2007

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"Full of a glory never seen
They made it through the whole machine"

Nice line: It kinda describes how much they miss out: Doing the stupid brainwashed dirty killingjobs, and somehow they wonder where the glory is.
Hence the drinking, I guess. ;-)
Freaking Nazis.
Never ever kill because you are ordered to. Simply never.

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Evesaakela
11-16-2008

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I wonder if they walked in line.

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karmapolice47
04-24-2010

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yep, pretty much. however, i always thought it was "to prove their lives." not just because it rhymes with wives, but because dog tags are used to identify the dead - the only thing differentiating them from their fellow soldiers.

and i LOVE the way the drums sort of sound like a marching drum at times. brilliant.

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REBDK
08-08-2010

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@MrWillow

Are you somehow implying that German soldiers were the only soldiers killing people and that the things they were doing were something unique and never seen before?

There's no brainwashing in doing your duty as a soldier you stupid pacifist fucks.

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