Hero of War - Rise Against - Appeal to Reason - Lyrics

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Lyrics to Hero Of War :
He said, Son,
Have you see the world?
Well, what would you say
If I said that you could?
Just carry this gun and youll 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 thats what Ill be
And when I come home
Theyll be damn proud of me
Ill carry this flag
To the grave if I must
Because its 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 thats what Ill be
And when I come home
Theyll be damn proud of me
Ill carry this flag
To the grave if I must
Because its 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

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 the see
Just medals and scars
So damn proud of me
And I brought home that flag
Now it gathers dust
But its a flag that I love
Its the only flag I trust

He said, Son,
Have you see the world?
Well, what would you say
If I said that you could?"

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[AmyPatriciaAndrews]

i cry whenever i hear this song... my boyfriend leaves for the army in september...</3

[dhruvsethirocks]

A soldier fights for his country.The soldier doesn't want war either but that does not mean the soldier lets the enemies come and attack/claim his country.He is fighting for a cause he supports He is fighting so that you people do not have to fight the war He might not support war but that doesn't mean he lets his country down I am not referring to patriotism but I am saying that he doesn't do his job just for the sake of money/pride He does it because he believes that he is making a difference.

[CallofDutyFanboy14]

@AmyPatriciaAndrews I thank your boyfriend for his service

[BlueArgentum]

@dhruvsethirocks I can't speak for others,but you have it right in my case

[demonic5678]

@dhruvsethirocks u dont understand, the things that ppl do in war are fucked up nd some of them do it for fun, the U.S just puts dum excuses to get involved in war..but the U.S isnt dum...they wudnt go into war without coming out with some benifit...war is pointless...so if u become a solder...expect to kill Innocent ppl..nd wen u come back nd they ask u "y did u kil innocent ppl".....all u have to say is "i was following orders"....the U.S wud put any excuse to go into war....

[demonic5678]

for the ppl that dont understand wat this video is about....this video is about how ppl make war look so good....nd then the things that he had to do while he was fighting was just unforgivimg......ppl come back all fucked up becuz of it.....you have to learn that going to war is pointless....if u go to war thinking ull save lives.....ur very wrong....this is the world we live in....nd its fucked up

[antoinemichel31]

why does we do this fucking war? we jut kill inocent persons and make cry why don't we not closes like brothers? we kill persons but why? we only want show to the world we are the best it's just stupid. we must stop this war the olny think we see after it's dead soldiers

[BecauseItsIronic]

The end of this song is twice as tragic, when you realize that a white flag, in war, is a symbol of peaceful surrender if you hand it to the enemy...

[privatedelta9]

They called me a traitor when I refused to stand up for the flag they called me a coward when I said I'd never fight even if the war came here but when I yelled raise your hand then if your going to fight none did. When the recruiters came in asking for name, birth, weight, ETC I just wrote John Doe on it every one looks at me like I'm some outlaw truth be told I never cared. I remember what happened I'd tell them the truth but they wouldn't believe it or care so fucking hypocrits.

[PallatontheBeta]

@dhruvsethirocks I don't care for the people who run this country but I care for the soldiers, like my dad says "You can hate the war but don't hate the soldiers"

[TheHalofan77]

god pless the soliders that fight for are country