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This is a thread where you can discuss what songs from the fifth album really mean. Post away! 3nodding

CRAP. That's what I get for copying the coding of the Mezmerize thread. OO;;

well I heard lots of the song off it and so far they are so awsome!But I think Hypnotize the song is really repitive through it..but its a good song but I think they could have done better sweatdrop

MORE DEPTH TIIIIME! whee I think it's about trench life. I'm reading a book called Soldiers die in Bed, and a lot of this song relates to living in the trenches.

Dead men lying on the bottom of the grave
Wondering when savior comes, is he gonna be saved
Maybe you're a sinner into your alternate life
Maybe you're a joker, maybe you deserve to die

Trenches were usually referred to as graves, and Maybe you're a sinner into your alternate life, Maybe you're a joker, maybe you deserve to die refers to their life outside the war. The men could be innocent, or they could be murderers, you never know. In war, technically the soldiers have no beef with the enemies, it's the politicians. You never see politicians fighting for their country.

They were crying when their sons left
God is wearing black
He's gone so far to find a hope
He's never coming back

This is pretty much straightforward. They left their families in search of peace.

They were crying when their sons left
All young men must go
He's come so far to find the truth
He's never going home

This is partially about the drafting of the war (I'm assuming this song is about world war 1, because that's what it reminds me of) and some of the people drafted are from like canada, or the united states and they have to travel overseas to fight for their countries. They may be there to fight to find themselves, or they may get killed. (Bear with these lyrics, by the way, they're really shitty and tell me if you find any errors. The site I found them on are usually incorrect.)

Young men standing on the top of their own graves
Wondering when Jesus comes, are they gonna be saved
cruelty to the winner bishop (what?), tells the king his lies
Maybe you're a mourner, maybe you deserve to die

I think this is about when they're in No man's land, doing an attack to the opposing trenches, which are some 50 yards away from them.

The bishop and the king refer to chess, and the soldiers are all just pawns that the kings (dictators, presidents, etc...Or even the captains.) send out to do their bidding.

The last part speaks for itself, again. The soldiers could have their friends killed, or they could be the ones killing people on the opposing side.

Welcome to the soldier side
Where there is no one here but me
People all grow up to die
There is no one here but me


In the end, all the soldiers are out there on their own. They haven't got their family, but they may have made friends in the war, but they could also end up dying. In the trenches, they are truly alone.

Welcome to the soldier side
There is no one here but me
People on the soldier side
There is no one here but me

Mmmm, sadness. Read Soldiers Die in Bed. It's an awesome book.

I KNOW! It's a pretty popular book, though. I quite like it. It's pretty sad. it makes me hate war, haha.

I think I might try to get it. 3nodding Thanks for telling me about it.

Curses, and I wanted to talk about pogo-stick orgies... xd

No kidding.
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It's Vicinity Of Obscenity, after all.