| | Hero of War Lyrics Artist(Band):Rise Against
"Son...Have you seen the world? Well, what would you say If I said that you could." Just carry this gun. You'll even get paid." I said "That sounds pretty good. Black leather boots Spit shined so bright They cut off my hair But it looks alright We marched and we sang We all became friends As we learned how to fight A hero of war Yeah that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must Because it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust I kicked in the door I yelled my commands The children they cried But I got my man We took him away A bag over his face From his family and his friends They tookoff his clothes They pissed in his hands I told them to stop But then I joined in We beat him with guns And batons not just once But again and again A hero of war Yeah that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must Because it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust She walked Through bullets and haze I asked her to stop I begged her to stay But she pressed on So i lifted my gun And i fired away And the shells jumped Through the smoke And into the sand That the blood now had soaked She collapsed With a flag in her hand A flag white as snow A hero of war Is that what they see Just medals and scars So damn proud of me And I brought home that flag Now it gathers dust But it's a flag that I love It's the only flag I trust He said "Son...Have you seen the world? Well, what would you say If I said that you could." If you find some error in Hero of War Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to artur.luty@gmail.com for submitting the lyrics. Review about Hero of War opinions | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/20/09 i really enjoy reading all these opinions on this song. especially the soldiers one, and those who actually understand war and can write correctly. personally i think this song has so much more to it then what we see. looking at other Rise Against songs, they use a lot of metaphors. Some are like trying to work out BYOB. But, I do think this song has a lot to do with previous wars, more so then current ones. This thing's obviously don't happen any more. I see this song as the things the soldiers remember, as opposed to what the general public remembers. I think it tells a lot how they will remember the bad things, and when they see people honering them, not that they dislike it, but the soldiers know the public don't understand all the bad things that they saw, and went through. Soldiers do as they're told! | Reviewer: Just a simple boy | 10/8/09 Ok Im a soldier currently surving in Iraq! Please everyone at home on ur couch, Im really glad u support us and then bash us online! Wow way to show ur troops u care! I have been here for months on months now and not once has anyone pissed on anybody or taken clothes from them. We give supplies to all who need it! Police get cuffs, children get books, wives get food, husbands gettools! We do nothing but respect these people and act very polite, much like a visitor in someones house would! To all the people who think we r dissapointed of our medals and scars, ur out of ur mind. We do it for recognition, but for someone to come up and say, "hey buddy, Im glad u do what u do, thanks" means more to us than u can imagine. The simple fact is this, everyone wants this attention. People who dont serve or who dont support the war, cry about what they think goes on to get attention. People who serve or support the war simply justify its means! Well Im here today to tell u, the media is bull, I havent seen one reporter, its all bias and guessing games with them. U cant even patrol the cities anymore, we dont even take prisoners. So stay at home on ur couch being fat and lazy with ur food, cause we make it happen for u! Ill stay here and defend this country even if the people back home think we r discrediting ourselves by doin so! Hero Of War | Reviewer: Yokai | 10/6/09 I think this song is about the guilt soldiers feel when they fight and kill people or make big mistakes, like with the woman. Yet we don't know what happened and cheer them on when we really do stuff that doesn't feel right, but still we and the soldiers carry our flag because what we do is for our country, and we use that to get us through all of the tough times. That's what I get out of it at least... AMAZING SONG THOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 tearing apart | Reviewer: dustin | 10/4/09 in my a.p. english class were discussing the tearing apart that most critics do. and thats what were doing. its a good song, obviously:) And it probably was meant to have a message but we shouldnt tear it apart trying to find the answers to a question that it may not at all even have asked. for that matter, leave the song be, its crippled, it was probably meant to make you think but stop attempting to dig up answers that arent there. (feel free to contact me if you disagree i love a good debate!) rahh | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/13/09 I like this song (: its sad tho ): Correct me if I'm wrong but I think this song is about how in war, the soldiers are doing all this bad stuff. Such as pissing in people hands and beating them. Soo.. when they go off to war people and families are cheerin' and think they're doing good for their country. That IS right, but the they dont know what else the soldiers do.. When they come home they get cheered, congratulated get medals. So its like we're proud of them bashing people and taking randoms away from homes and families and beating them. BUT, I'm not American (: sooo.. I have nooo friggin idea. i guess | Reviewer: some charlie | 8/24/09 shit happens gotta do what you gotta do. for the people bitching about what happens during any type of war how bout you go over there and tell them they you agree we shouldnt be there while you watch your buddies get blown apart murder | Reviewer: kimberly | 8/13/09 listen to those who think war is a choice ur wrong if u think bout it war is a formof blindless murder. u can call it what u want or u can say ur fighting for ur ocuntry but in the end ur killing those around. shooting somone in combat or the street is the same. AND THIS SONG PROVES BY SAYING IN THE END what are u gonna have in the end a few medals and a flag.... but then u ask urself the ? was it it wroth the killing for those scars or the constant reminder that u killed a fellow human? Hypocrisy Much? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/8/09 Another response to another poster. What's the difference between war-hungry terrorists from Iraq and war-hungry terrorists from American? The answer: religion. You cannot support one group and call the other "war-hungry." That is a contradiction and it's only trying to justify one's self. Furthermore, joining in on the killing and creating more war is in no way going to help anyone. Unless as a direct result of a revolution by the oppressed nation (in this case, Iraq, although the oppressors may in fact be America, now, but who knows? After all, the "Taliban" has all but fallen, although they were in no way related to half the reasons we went to Iraq in the first place), no war or bloodshed will ever fully stop the problems. World War I made way for World War II, which made way for Vietnam, which...it goes on. Moving on, if we're so successful at making Iraq (a tiny little desert nation) our allies, why is it that we, the big-bad American military forces find ourselves no more successful than our operations in Vietnam? For all of you who don't realize yet, we lost the war in Vietnam, essentially a small jungle nation -- quite similar to Iraq, minus the terrain. This song is indeed an expression, but the point it's making is not against soldiers. Rather, it's against war. If we were to ask Rise Against, I think they'd say that they just want the soldiers back here and not out destroying and causing habok and chaos. I don't think the soldiers had bad intentions, but fighting a war they know NOTHING about is just like those very "liberals" you claim know everything by watching the news. You cannot accuse one handful of people for being mindless idiots when, on the very opposite side, is the same thing. Idiocracy and Blindness | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/5/09 First, the United States of America is not in Iraq pissing on people, beating helpless innocents, nor doing unspeakable acts of disgrace to POWs. Just like every situation anyone has been in, there are always gonna be small groups of people who destroy the depiction of a much larger group. Terrorists from the sandbox, idiot soldiers doing horrible wretched things to undeserving people, and so on. The difference is that some IDIOTS watch the news and think they have the entire situation figured. If they wanted, these IDIOTS, could solve world hunger and create world peace. Where are these god-like human beings who watch 2 seconds of TV and know all the answers? If they were so unbelievably intelligent then why haven't they found a way to end the war? Unless you have been there and seen the smiling faces of children running into the streets to wave as you ride by, or the chanting of the civilians chanting for just the mere presence of the US soldiers, then SHUT THE F*CK UP! Honestly, there is more bad things happening than good, but we (the US) are not in Iraq to torture and destroy their lives. Day in and day out, we kick down doors, take prisoners, and get war hungry murderers off of their streets. Second, how many wars have had a country come to the aide of another and that aide form a lasting bond between them giving both countries added support during times of need? Are you liberal know-it-alls telling me that Iraq, once we help provide them the ability stand on their own feet, not a good enough country to be an ally of the United States of America? Is it because they are of another religion? Please explain to me and everyone else, why the people of Iraq are not good enough to be allies of the United States of America. Should we give the finger to Germany, Japan, South Korea, Great Britain, and all the other countries that we have had disagreements with and then formed a lasting bond? Where O Where are the answers? Third and final, This song and all other songs are the expression of an individual or group. Songs are meant to be a connection between emotion and perception, not to be looked at as a gunshot to anyone. If you dont like the song..... don't listen to it. Most audio devices have next buttons and off switches. Music is made to make you feel. If you dont like the way it makes you feel, then dont let it make you feel that way. The Pictures lie? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/3/09 This is in response to someone complaining about the one-sidedness of the news. Firstly, I do agree, 100%, that the news is very one-sided and biased, but liberal? Hardly. And secondly, I don't know how there can be a second side to the news article mentioned in the song and most of these comments. I mean, there really is only ONE way to interpret what's going on. Putting people in piles, stripping them of their clothes, holding them on leashes, pointing guns at them as they cower...that isn't taken out of a positive context, that is we Americans being the very barbarians we accuse the Muslim world of being. This song is a reflection of that. Believe me, they could have said it much meaner than they did, frankly, they held back a lot of the truth behind the moment -- that being, that it was absolutely unexcuseable behavior and not one of the soldiers is any more innocent than another. Review By Pages: 1 2 3 Review the song Hero of War The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Rise Against" Music | |
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