The Faint - A Battle Hymn For Children (album version)

From the 2008 album, Fasciinatiion

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[pugnaciousboxer2]

It's funny you talk of "being proud" of certain individuals "from your nation". Afterall, this song is against nationalism, patriotism, & imperialism. Your pride for your state's simply a smaller version of nationalism. Rather than pride certain individuals from your arbitrarily drawn lands, pride all of the human race, since we're all equal and 1 species. I pride Fredrick Douglas, Ghandi, Mossadegh, Chomsky, and so forth! To me these boundaries don't exist, so take your hometown & shove it.

[Palegoat]

you suck, this album is fucking amazing.

[markhansen26]

I just want to dance with you.

[visceralegend]

Children everywhere hooked on shouting "faggot" as they shoot guns on COD, I guess one might grow up to think being a soldier might be awesome... this song is not a "blaming video games" case for me exactly, more like letting little kids think the best of life is the glorified violence with no insight, tolerance, acceptance, empathy. I like "You know how hate takes shape, don't hide those guilty eyes / you gave us guns for toys, imposed beliefs then pride"

[cockroachbalogna]

this song reminds me of Of Montreal

[LeedsBoy24]

@ThwJillyharlow They should realize that in Texas, they feel like the world goes like this: There's Texas, and then there's everywhere else.

[ModestlyAwesomer]

@Isoya22 this song is about nationalism, so it makes sense that people are talking about it in the comments.

and youtube is not for music. it's for sharing video content, much of which is for sparking conversations over issues like this.

[Isoya22]

i love how on every song on youtube, there's some sort of flow from "music" to "nationalism/hatred/war/racism­." on every song. lmao.

or there's so many hate comments towards other users.

or the word "n***er" a thousand times.

-_- youtube is for music, not for political standpoint arguments. shut the eff up and listen. If you don't enjoy the music, leave the page.

[Artamentous]

@mustardnight Why should you? Nationalism is cancerous. I can understand about being proud of the community you grew up with, the ones who DID shape your life, but the entire country?

If you're proud of your country, you should be willing to help those in the most need. In America, that philosphy is crapped on. Think of how Soliders are treated after returning from war to protect America. Or how the poor are always the ones who get the brunt of tax cuts, etc.

[Shelbyisgroovayy]

Such amazing lyrics. <3

[rosefire7]

@mustardnight However I, and they, don't believe this means you're 'better' than any other one person. I'm patriotic to Britain, but I don't believe my country's word is law for all.

[mustardnight]

why sohuld I not be proud to be part of my portion of "arbitrarily drawn land". Goddamnit I grew up here, I vote, I live, I have every right to be proud of where im from, its shaped me and I've shaped it, it protects me and I'll protect it. Go Canada.

smug bastards pretending like they're too good to take pride in their country, but in the end your country is part of who you are, and you sohuld damn well recognize it.