First of all, I think this is one of the best Metallica songs ever. It's absolutly brilliant and a good example for the band's and his lyrics' genius. When I first heard the song I just thought "WOW".
I like the Ride The Ligtnig-version more than the S&M one (that church bell in the background is absolutly cool!).
@JR, 4saken4 and Bulkyone:
could you please stop talking that patriotism shit?! That whole "defending our country", "holy cause" and "god bless america" is CRAP!
There is no glorious war, no matter what people are fighting for. War was always the same and will always be the same: Senseless destruction and killing. I'me sure no one of you knows what war is like in reality. My mother often told me about my grandfather; about him sitting the whole night in his chair and crying because he couldn't forget what he saw on the front.
So I hope you pray to god (or whoever you pray to) that you'll never know what war is like in reality. With the words of Benjamin Franklin:
"There is no good war and no bad peace"
World War 2 was a terrible war, but it had to be fought. That's just one example. The policy of appeasement was a terrible mistake, and everybody knows it
World War 2 was a terrible war, but it had to be fought. That's just one example. The policy of appeasement was a terrible mistake, and everybody knows it
@Insanitas War is war, and war will always be war. War is ugly, but wars need to be fought sometimes. If people want to fight a war against the United States, they're gonna get a few bullets to the face. And what, my dear pacifist, is wrong with patriotism? What's wrong with taking pride in one's country?
@Insanitas War is war, and war will always be war. War is ugly, but wars need to be fought sometimes. If people want to fight a war against the United States, they're gonna get a few bullets to the face. And what, my dear pacifist, is wrong with patriotism? What's wrong with taking pride in one's country?
First of all, I think this is one of the best Metallica songs ever. It's absolutly brilliant and a good example for the band's and his lyrics' genius. When I first heard the song I just thought "WOW". I like the Ride The Ligtnig-version more than the S&M one (that church bell in the background is absolutly cool!).
@JR, 4saken4 and Bulkyone: could you please stop talking that patriotism shit?! That whole "defending our country", "holy cause" and "god bless america" is CRAP! There is no glorious war, no matter what people are fighting for. War was always the same and will always be the same: Senseless destruction and killing. I'me sure no one of you knows what war is like in reality. My mother often told me about my grandfather; about him sitting the whole night in his chair and crying because he couldn't forget what he saw on the front. So I hope you pray to god (or whoever you pray to) that you'll never know what war is like in reality. With the words of Benjamin Franklin: "There is no good war and no bad peace"
World War 2 was a terrible war, but it had to be fought. That's just one example. The policy of appeasement was a terrible mistake, and everybody knows it
World War 2 was a terrible war, but it had to be fought. That's just one example. The policy of appeasement was a terrible mistake, and everybody knows it
@Insanitas War is war, and war will always be war. War is ugly, but wars need to be fought sometimes. If people want to fight a war against the United States, they're gonna get a few bullets to the face. And what, my dear pacifist, is wrong with patriotism? What's wrong with taking pride in one's country?
@Insanitas War is war, and war will always be war. War is ugly, but wars need to be fought sometimes. If people want to fight a war against the United States, they're gonna get a few bullets to the face. And what, my dear pacifist, is wrong with patriotism? What's wrong with taking pride in one's country?
@Cl3AVER Patriotism is a form of biased egoism and it might not be completely rational, but it is not a reason to deem it morally illegitimate.
@Cl3AVER Patriotism is a form of biased egoism and it might not be completely rational, but it is not a reason to deem it morally illegitimate.
@Cl3AVER Patriotism is a form of biased egoism and it might not be completely rational, but it is not a reason to deem it morally illegitimate.
@Cl3AVER Patriotism is a form of biased egoism and it might not be completely rational, but it is not a reason to deem it morally illegitimate.