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Hero Of War lyrics

Songwriters: Barnes, Brandon; Chasse, Christopher; Mcilrath, Timothy; Principe, Joseph Daniel

He said, "Son,
Have you see the world?
Well, what would you say
If I said that you could?
Just carry this gun and 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 looked 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 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 took off 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 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?"


Corrected by: Paintballerevan, rockmysocks
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by gotnill on Nov 09, 2009 at 05:16 PM
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meanings is all opinion based so no one can be "wrong" only view things in a different manner. my interpretation is that, the man takes the peace flag, because of its symbolism, Over years this world has seen many countries, The USA will rise and fall, as has the other countries, but the main thing that has remained the same throughout history is the sybolism that white has, as it has been a sign and marking of peace and surrendering for most if not all societies and cultures, and quite frankly it doesnt matter if your an American Marine or not, it doesnt give you divine realization or makes your opinion any more heavily weighted than any one else. so this is how i interpret it.
by 308CoverToConcealment on Oct 17, 2009 at 04:08 PM
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i agree with bulletfan4life that flag he refurs to in the last chorus, the flag is the American flag and how he knows that he has done rong but the flag has been there threw right and wrong. if he did not see the flag he made the right choice to fire or she may have killed him so in this case i feel as tho he has done the right thing
by bulletfan4life on Aug 27, 2009 at 09:14 PM
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You are wrong. I am a United States Marine, and the flag he talks about IS the American flag. The chorus is about the American flag that the soldier carries, but the verse is about a woman who approaches the soldier with her white flag (that wasn't visible to him originally) and he procedes to fire thinking she is a threat. After the gunfire stops, the woman lies dead, and then he realizes she was holding a white flag. People may consider him a hero at home, but he knows that there was nothing heroic about what he did. After all that, he still trusts in the American Flag, which is the true sign of a hero.
by snoot on Aug 13, 2009 at 10:26 PM
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The song the soldier refers to is the flag white as snow which the she was holding when she was shot. The soldier picked the white flag up and took it home. The flag of truce or surrender is the flag that he loves and the one that he trusts NOT the US flag
by MichaelM3567 on Jul 27, 2009 at 01:20 AM
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Wow i love this song it always makes me wanna cry bcuz my friend Kevin was a marine n he was killed about 2 months ago n i know what this song is sayin
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