Lyric discussion by lanks 

I dont believe that they are trying to generalize soldiers but just war itself and what it does to people. My question is at the end of the song, he talks about the flag that he brought home gathering dust, which flag is he talking about. At first I thought it was just the American flag but the more I listen to it the more I think it could be the white flag that the woman was carrying. I was just wondering what other people thought of that.

i agree with you. i thought the same thing, after listening to the song about 3-4 times. At the end, he takes the white flag home, and it's the "only one he can trust."

@lanks That makes the most sense, to refer to the flag that was just mentioned in the previous verse. And this twist makes the ending chorus so incredibly powerful, how the flag allegiance has changed from a nation flag to a flag of peace. ;_;

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