Ok, first of all Tehran WAS written before Baghdad, that’s a fact. Before The Offspring were signed to Epitaph, I believe it was Thom Wilson wanted something more on the edge. So the Offspring rewrote Tehran and made Baghdad. And if you notice, “Tehran” fits into the melody much better then “Baghdad” does. And besides if you know anything about history, the conflict in Iran happened before the first Gulf War. So you don’t know history in both the world and The Offspring, you disappoint me.
The Song:
First stanza is talking about troops in a plane in root to Iran’s battle front, and just like Vietnam, we though we’d be in there for a month or so, but unlike Vietnam we’d win.
Second Stanza is saying that the president is letting it become like Vietnam, that either way Islam will be damned and we’ll make our last stand in Tehran. This seems to be directed at the troops.
Third stanza is talking about the bombing raids. Also implying remorse for killing Iranian troops, wondering if they got the chance to say goodbye.
Forth is saying kill or be killed, you’re on your own, that we will damn this place one way or another.
“Great Satan” referring as this has become like Vietnam.
“Our flags are burning” Referring to Islamic culture burning our flags in protest to our present in the Middle East, also flag burning in America protesting the war.
Fifth stanza is saying that our troops are now bodies in the sand and the death toll is just a never-ending growing number, that we’re losing troops for seemingly no reason, just like Vietnam, we’ll never win.
And the last stanza, saying the president let it go on just like Vietnam, let our troops die for nothing and now they’re (we’re) all damned.
Really this song isn’t talking about past mistakes, but rather we go into conflict with out good reason, and get our armies depleted with out cause. That we let conflicts turn into a situation like Vietnam. Baghdad was the same thing, so is this war we’re fighting now.
Ok, first of all Tehran WAS written before Baghdad, that’s a fact. Before The Offspring were signed to Epitaph, I believe it was Thom Wilson wanted something more on the edge. So the Offspring rewrote Tehran and made Baghdad. And if you notice, “Tehran” fits into the melody much better then “Baghdad” does. And besides if you know anything about history, the conflict in Iran happened before the first Gulf War. So you don’t know history in both the world and The Offspring, you disappoint me.
The Song:
First stanza is talking about troops in a plane in root to Iran’s battle front, and just like Vietnam, we though we’d be in there for a month or so, but unlike Vietnam we’d win.
Second Stanza is saying that the president is letting it become like Vietnam, that either way Islam will be damned and we’ll make our last stand in Tehran. This seems to be directed at the troops.
Third stanza is talking about the bombing raids. Also implying remorse for killing Iranian troops, wondering if they got the chance to say goodbye.
Forth is saying kill or be killed, you’re on your own, that we will damn this place one way or another.
“Great Satan” referring as this has become like Vietnam.
“Our flags are burning” Referring to Islamic culture burning our flags in protest to our present in the Middle East, also flag burning in America protesting the war.
Fifth stanza is saying that our troops are now bodies in the sand and the death toll is just a never-ending growing number, that we’re losing troops for seemingly no reason, just like Vietnam, we’ll never win.
And the last stanza, saying the president let it go on just like Vietnam, let our troops die for nothing and now they’re (we’re) all damned.
Really this song isn’t talking about past mistakes, but rather we go into conflict with out good reason, and get our armies depleted with out cause. That we let conflicts turn into a situation like Vietnam. Baghdad was the same thing, so is this war we’re fighting now.