Lyric discussion by corerulez 

It's funny you say that because it sounds more like it was written about World War I when it says "The war to end all wars". Guess we have to take his word though right?

Look at the complete lyrics, though. It's clear that the uprisings are what he's talking about. Plus, you can hear some of that quasi-Eastern sound that they like to do.

Consider that, when the war directly affects you and your future in a very real and immediate sense, it becomes a lot more important than whatever wars happened ninety years ago, regardless of how big a deal they might have been.

It also helps to look at it from a more first-person, subjective view of one of the people who are part of these uprisings, than from a third-person view.

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