There are more than one artist with the name Carry Nation.

1) Carry … Read Full Bio ↴There are more than one artist with the name Carry Nation.

1) Carry Nation were a straight edge hardcore band in the late 1980's.

Line up:
Dan O'Mahony
Frank Harrison
Gavin Oglesby
Steve Larsen

The band appeared on a couple of compilations and released a 4 song 7" in 1989 titled Face The Nation.

2) "Brisbane has given birth to a soulful and fresh talent, who titles herself "Carry Nation". Nation offers her audience a piece of her mind, and for thirty or so minutes the room is transformed. Although she has only been apart of the scene for 9 months Nation has played all the main stages of the valley district, and scored a record deal with indie label "Television Records". When asked about her success as a musician Carry Nation states "Look over there!!" and points behind you, when you turn around she is gone." - Myspace.

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Braking is for heroes
Carry Nation Lyrics

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@Leo-dj3zg

8y↑211

Lyrics

He said 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 goodBlack 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 fightA 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
Cause it's a flag that I love
And a flag that I trustI 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 friendsThey 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 againA 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
Cause it's a flag that I love
And a flag that I trustShe 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 awayAnd 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 snowA 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
The only flag that I trustHe said, son, have you seen the world?
Well what would you say, if I said that you could?

@AlmostaFlipinSkater

10y↑3

Guillaume Barnabé "this music video is to support the ones who risk their life to protect your goddamn ass that you keep in your house hard and warm." Are you high?
"Would 'God bless a murder of the innocents? Would 'God' bless a war based on pride? Would 'God' bless a money-hungry government? No.
Would 'God' bless our ineffective court system? 'God' bless the sweatshops we run? Would 'God' bless America? No!" (Rise Against - Blood-Red White and Blue)

"I have an American dream, but it involves Black Masks and Gasoline" (Black Masks and Gasoline)

"This next song goes out to America in hopes that one day, they learn the difference between what liberation is and what occupation is. It's called State of the Union" - Tim McIlrath (Rise Against)

"Ready aim, pull the trigger now, In time you firmly secure your place in hell... 'Guilty' is what our graves will read, No years, no family, we did Nothing to stop the murder of A people just like us" (State of the Union)

"The drones all slave away, they're working overtime They serve a faceless queen, they never question why Disciples of a god, they neither live nor breathe" (Drones)

"The cowards preach from pedestals with words like 'courage' and 'resolve' but what they meant was 'fuck them all cause freedom isn't free'
They send our daughters and our sons to deserts under burning suns
A sacrificial slaughtering to fill the pockets of the weak. An artificial enemy. Are we so easily deceived? Don't carry on, just walk away
How many more sent to their graves in this lesson ignored?
I fought your fight, bought your lie, and in return I lost my life. What purpose does this serve? What purpose did I serve?" - Rise Against (Survivor Guilt)

They're a PUNK band and last time I checked, about 99.99% of punk bands don't buy the nationalistic bullshit that you just spewed.

@fatal9673

222Duo sol·dier

ˈsōljər/

noun

1.

a person who serves in an army.

synonyms:fighter, trooper, serviceman, servicewoman; More

2.

ENTOMOLOGY

a wingless caste of ant or termite with a large specially modified head and jaws, involved chiefly in defense.

verb

1.

serve as a soldier.

"soldiering was what the colonel understood"

All comments from YouTube:

@DrBeauHightower

4y↑2.2K

The realest song ever

@PrisonSquid

4y↑13

@@ryanradez2703 so what are you doing here?

@crickettickets

4y↑1

I know

@benfuller259

4y↑7

Three cheers for Ryan everybody 😂😂😂😂

@santiagoh8868

4y↑15

@@ryanradez2703 sad part is the far left wingers hate this country and everything else, because of how ignorant and brainwashed they are, they are snowflakes for a reason 💀💀💀

@cody9714

4y↑23

@@santiagoh8868 As a far left winger currently serving active duty in the army... can't confirm.

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@juliuspepperwood7748

7y↑1.7K

this song isn't saying "fuck America" or "fuck terrorists", it's saying "fuck war"

@Robert-ng5wf

7y↑30

yeah fuck america though, Im american we suck ass

@juliuspepperwood7748

7y↑4

Robert Nielson good for you

@Robert-ng5wf

7y↑9

Julius Pepperwood no it's not good

@juliuspepperwood7748

7y↑2

alright

@burinebedford9351

7y↑12

You're not an American, you're a Communist heathen.

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@kristydeboer8599

3y↑714

Last time I saw Rise Against in concert, I was standing next to a group of soldiers in the pit. They cried through this entire song. They were wearing t-shirts that listed the names of the friends they had lost. I cry through this song every time I hear it and I think of those guys.

@mox3032

1y↑12

thats deep. this song makes me cry 2 because any war topic makes me tear up

@aijhqjhhwiiqbow4495

1y↑1

Hole

@egpmh2891

1y↑10

there is band called Koffin Kats; lead singer is a Desert Strom 2 Vet the album has three heart sinking songs that have a vibe like this "I saw my friend explode today", "Heading of to Battle", and "Forever for Hire"; these 4 songs along with 5FDP's "Wrong Side of Heaven/Righteous Side of Hell" make me bawl my eyes out.

@BeardedMIchael

39w

Have you ever think about American soldiers and why do they take part in wars they dont even care about? Why do they interfere into other countries problems?

@kaig.-s.1040

30w↑3

@@BeardedMIchaelYes, I thought about them. I would say it's an important topic to speak about, but it doesn't fit into YouTube comment section.

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@angelsonthemoonful

2y↑487

“I asked her to stop, I BEGGED her to stay”

The pure emotion that you can hear in that one line just rips my heart out. The entire song is pure genius.

@smeltikozuyesmelti

2y↑9

It reminds me of a friend who shared his experience in Iraq. While thankfully he was able to avoid combat, the one time he had to pull his gun on somebody was for a man who did not comply at a roadblock and turned out to be involved with an IED installation. My friend expressed that while he was drawn on him, the two of them just sat there staring at each other, neither moving and the man never spoke. Until the man was taken into custody, my friend was praying and begging inside that this man did not move a muscle or try anything that would warrant the shot. Thankfully nothing happened.

It is a minor experience compared to so many others, but it was a horrible situation and really bothered him. My heart goes out to any who experienced something similar or worse. I can't even imagine.

@Ocean.DreaMz

1y↑5

I thought the flag he brought home was the country flag... just thought if it was the girl's flag?

@angelsonthemoonful

1y↑6

@@Ocean.DreaMz it’s the girl’s flag. :)

@mdawg889

1y↑12

@Abigail Clark throughout the beginning of the song he is speaking of the U.S flag and the honor he feels fighting for it, but he begins to resent it after seeing the terrible things that they are doing, all these things are weighing in on him and building then when he accidentally shoots the woman holding the white flag as a sign of surrender he hits his turning point, he no longer sings of faith in the U.S flag after that incident in the song. Instead of the U.S flag that he vowed to carry to the grave in the beginning of the song, he brings home the white flag of peace, im sure in honor of her and the other innocents who died for "democracy".

@roax206

1y↑6

To me when he sings the final version of the chorus after that he goes from portraying a character trying to convince yourself that he is doing the right thing to downright anguish. literally crying out "so damn proud of me".

He then says he "brought home that flag" referring to the flag of peace carried by the girl as opposed to the USA flag used in the rest of the song and says "the only flag I trust". Creating a theme of fighting specifically for what you believe rather than simply those that claim to value it. This is further brought home by repeating the opening which is given the new meaning of seeing the world for what it really is.

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@Zhohan-

8y↑11.8K

People keep misinterpreting the lyrics. The song isn't out to vindicate how terrible the soldier is. In fact, we see the story from his POV. He joins, thinking he's doing the right thing. Instead, he finds out war is hell and he's not fighting for freedom, he's fighting against the oppressed around him. Instead of being this paragon of freedom that he thought he would be, he saw himself as the one causing it. This song isn't against servicemembers. It actually tries to sympathize with them, while making the statement clear that war is terrible for all sides and that the justification of "We're protecting democracy" just isn't true when it's really just to further the interests of business and that we have lost our humanity far enough that he killed a child. This song has far more respect for servicemen and women around the world as it shows the reality of what they may have to face.

@LnX53

8y↑292

correctly explained.

@jjjjjjonny221991

8y↑28

Jonathan Jones I agree but why did they have to display the flag upside down?

@georgeedward602

8y↑337

+jonathan velasco Flying the flag upside down is a sign of distress.
It signals, loss of life or property.

@georgeedward602

8y↑135

+jonathan velasco In other words, they were being symbolic with the flag.
It represented distress, and loss of life.

@jonahwarren4956

8y↑37

Yup. Thanks for clearing that up. The comments are nuts.

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@olivercasey3530

9y↑1K

Call of Duty 12 year olds be like " I feel your pain "

@KanyeEnjoyerr

9y↑1

Lmao 😂😂

@jaxonbuckway2173

9y↑1

Haha

@-Av-

9y↑48

Oliver Casey You don't even know How the fuck I hate people who hear "firearm" , they starting thinking that its a lot of "fun" , think that you can pick up , aim at someone... and open fire... , cause its ''fun'' , knowledge of those people is just standing on video games , and then , they can say that they know everything about it... in my entire life I wasn't even at once action , I saw many faces that now probaly not here... or just kidnapped... and God damn it I will everytime repeating to everyone that even using it for "fun" or sport that aiming on piece of cartoons is just not same as aiming to living persons , its not a toy , It's like you holding your life , life of your enemies and your partners from group , and If you are going to make a one mistake , it can took someone's even forever...

@ravendarkheart7781

Oliver Casey Those kids piss me off.

@timothyalexanderlewis

Right

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@deathfromabove2250

21w↑65

Ive commented on this video multiple times over 10 years. Its almost like my personal emotional account of how i am dealing with PTSD as my life progresses, and as i see the world progress. These men in Rise Against are better at connecting within the individual veteran more than our own comrades. They dont realize the impact this song has had on millions of us who struggle everyday. I don't even believe their intent was known how far it would go.

Thank you so much for writing this song. I understood it in 2009. I understand it even more in 2023.

@angelramos4786

1y↑135

“She collapsed with a flag in her hands…a flag white as snow…” that verse always brings me to tears. 😭😢

@cheekyhazelnut

36w↑14

Every line in this song is just peak Rise Against lyricism. The setup of this song to end in tragedy is perfect

@thebendu33

22w

Yep

@imblue9009

15w

100% correct with these words

@thekoppcar6017

4y↑3.1K

I am a Marine, I've had two of my closest friends commit suicide whilst serving. This song hit home because one of them used to sing this song to me at bootcamp while wrighting letters to our loved ones. I'll never forget his voice, or this song

@virtueisdead

4y↑66

❤️❤️❤️ Bless you, dude. Nobody should have to go through that.

@laura-hr2rj

4y↑44

I am sorry about that, man. I have heard suicide is way too common among servicemen and veterans. May they rest in peace

@rosedarden5816

4y↑39

Thank you for your service and I am so sorry about ur friends. It makes me so sad. I am thinking of training to volunteer for a suicide hotline I have in the past done a sexual assault survivors hotline. I hope I can help someone else friend

@guitarmaniaxe8612

4y↑16

Respect to you. RIP to all that have fallen.

@meirge8662

4y↑11

Im so sry plz saty strong brother

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@Craterfist

8y↑4.1K

War does not determine who is right. Only who is left.

@robindegans9014

8y↑90

Wow good one.

@thatrandomthugpug3264

8y↑2

Nice.

@clare2385

8y↑32

+Crater Fist I wish I could tell this joke in my language

@gmbrusselsprout

8y↑45

+Crater Fist Don't know if you intended this as the joke others seem to take it as, but in many ways you're right... At the end, there really is no right or wrong in any battle. It's just pain, fear, death and misery. One doesn't determine the right side or winners in a real war - just who is left standing... and what those people have to carry with them.

@slimshady4345

8y↑1

+Crater Fist it can also determine who is strong enough to go forward

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@skunkbuttmagoo

1y↑56

In their DVD...Tim says he has had people come up and say "thank you" for writing hero of war ..and he has also had people come up and say "how dare you" write hero of war. And that quote has stuck with me for probably 10 years now. That's incredible. This song and this album are still relevant...I'm definitely on the thank you side.

@thenumberseven1479

2y↑931

This song hits differently now. I hope every one is doing okay!

@eugenek.5757

2y↑126

Hits super differently when you're listening to it along with explosions and shots outside your house... hello from Ukraine :(

@thenumberseven1479

2y↑30

@@eugenek.5757 Hi Eugene, I hope you stay safe and that the song might help you get through this! If you need someone to talk to, I am here for you <3

@vaggelismour8271

2y↑21

@@eugenek.5757 Stay strong brother, love from Greece

@wagnervicente9877

2y↑1

@redwire6315

2y↑23

@@eugenek.5757 We're all on you're side! Solidarity from the USA and victory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 !

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@mrdanker6756

5y↑2.7K

I love how the beginning and ending sentences are the same exact thing, but have completely different meaning.

@omaryanezzavala3295

5y↑30

Yes. Same here bro

@Zzzk23

4y↑21

Melon Baller I’m so sorry. I live with CPTSD from abuse and that shit SUCKS. Keep surviving. Stay strong

@NachiV

4y↑22

Whoa.. I've been listening to the song for six years.. But now that you say it. 😢

@christianhildebrandt2090

4y↑18

Makes me cry every time fr

@lukasschendlinger8904

4y↑9

I get that the meanings differ, but what exactly does the ending sentence mean?

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@SadGoldenPuppy

9y↑236

There are no good or bad people in war, no one to blame or curse. No one to praise. There are no victors in war, only victims.. Only the dead have seen the end of war. The victim see it every time they close their eyes for in the end only the soldiers see the brutality futility and stupidity. War doesn't determine who's right in the end it determines who's left.

@thecommenter1912

9y↑3

Grayson Maximillian Phoenix this guy gets it.

@sanguine4868

9y↑1

Grayson Maximillian Phoenix
can I quote you? :O
your description of war is so well written and reflects my thoughts on war just perfectly

@SadGoldenPuppy

9y↑1

Sanguine Sure lol and thank you for your kind words :)

@uncleschweiz2319

9y↑20

Grayson Maximillian Phoenix
Nice compilation of quotes. Sad though that you refuse to at least tell people who actually said these words before you. For example: Bertrand Russel "war doesn't determine who's right...", Plato "only the dead have seen the end of war!" or Ellie Wiesel "There are no victors in war, only victims!" I don't mean to attack you in anyway but this is exactly how the wisdom of these great philosophers is forgotten. This should also help you in case you have to write an essay or academic paper anytime soon. Always provide citations of your sources!! But you did put a nice spin on it though :)

@SadGoldenPuppy

Beni Wehrle Truthfully I just spouted that off my head and some jargon I found in my notes from long ago from a short story I penned. I did not mean to insult or state anything

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@EliDekay

2y↑567

I'm a combat veteran and was sent this today because it reminded him of me. I hadn't heard or seen this video before and it made me tear up. It's been 15 yrs from the last deployment I was in and some of the things I did, was witness to and went through still haunt me to this day. Veteran's day is bitter sweet because I love our flag and our country but I'm ashamed of myself for things God can forgive. But I can't forgive myself.

@uzazil

2y↑37

Oif 5 army vet here. Stay strong brother and the best way to forgive yourself is to be there for those that can't forgive themselves and offer a shoulder and an ear. Message me if you need to brother I got you.

@heyhey2576

2y↑4

I feel you bro

@cgzver

2y↑3

sorry, but why did you do such things?

@burakcagrduman497

2y↑6

Its what happens when you (referring to any human being not specifically you) joins a war that's not yours but of some people who wants their "cut of oil" and puppets who helps that people to get their cut. Its oil or whatever depends on war you're in. So when you realized its not your war, happens what happened to you, blaming yourself for what have you done thinking you were doing to serve country. But unfortunately thats too late, people died and they will never come back doesnt matter how much you're regretting. So whoever did kill innocent people thinking they were terrorists, better to know a kid growing up longing his dad/mom everytime they look at their own kids

@eviltoothpick8513

2y↑7

Who says God will forgive us? The country? Politicians. Pray there isn't a hell. Cause we are all going there

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@karldyke5029

2y↑236

Not many songs bring tears to my eyes. This is one of them.

@electricpaisy6045

2y↑2

most anti war songs are pretty good

@REMIXOFLA

2y↑1

Add "You're Somebody Else" by Flora Cash to that list

@jodieisnotokay1155

32w

my ex was in the army and would sing this amd cry. Now this song just makes me laugh

@killbotkillhound9435

5y↑1.5K

6 campaigns, 3 theaters, 8 deployment, and i can tell you this is the most accurate representation of your mentality from the time you enlist to when you get out.

@pocketman2847

5y↑5

How fucking long were you In what branch? Marines?

@zedmanglizzyhands7892

5y↑5

How long have you served what the hell

@killbotkillhound9435

5y↑47

I was in the army for 14 years. 68W

@pocketman2847

5y↑1

@@killbotkillhound9435 you dont know how bad I want to join 68W in a few years

@antman8845

5y↑28

I hope you're doing OK, stranger.

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@markieman999

9y↑531

I saw them perform a few days ago and there was a guy there with a sign that said he could play this song on guitar. And Tim pulled him on to the stage and gave him a guitar the guy actually played the whole song with them. It was pretty surreal and awesome to see that happen.

@TheStarflare

9y↑9

must have been a awesome and overwhelming experience, and I say overwhelming because this song leaves me teary eyed

@invertedfreak

9y↑4

+markieman999 I can play it too. If that happened to me, it would be so surreal. I dont even know if I could do it I would probably be so nervous.

@markieman999

9y↑4

***** |Yes it was, I was there all day, its amazing.

@ferox3334

9y↑1

+markieman999 and on the nova rock they just came on stage, playing a few songs and left without any words..

@Choochootrain1997

9y↑11

I had a lot of fun playing with Tim. Glad you could see it.

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@ryansdroneandaviary

26w↑66

Anyone still listening in 2023? Give me goose bumps every time a lot of meaning in this ❤

@TheJchesley

24w

Still listening... it will stay with me always

@slatonstyles2375

24w

stilll......

@herbabuser8239

24w↑1

Didnt know "stopping" was a possibility

@TheRouny1

2y↑353

God... Why do I always come back to this song at times like this? We are those who are not for or against any country or ideology, we only ask PEACE. ❤️

@KrazyAyskrim

2y↑6

Goodluck to ukraine..

@drewpeaballs4405

2y↑1

I wish I wasnt so young so I can go and fight for Ukraine
but its bound to lose

@luvmeknotgrimm7582

2y↑7

Shits so sad humans don’t learn from past mistakes

@chriswolf5615

2y↑21

With peace, from Russia.
We don't want this war. We are regular human, like you. We want peaceful sky.
Its a hard times for all of us.

@veoa416

2y↑13

@@chriswolf5615 we know mate, there's huge awareness being spread in the western-world that this is a war with Putin, not with the people of Russia. There have been talks with russian soldiers that didn't even know what they were supposed to do, they were just told they were going on a "training" mission in Ukraine. This is a sad story for you too, we know

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@Kyle97x

9y↑362

imo there's a difference in supporting the troops, and supporting the war

@theamvgirlx

9y↑34

Kyle97x No because I support their SAFE RETURN. I support the troops as PEOPLE. People who BELIEVE they are fighting for a good cause and people who have FAMILY and FRIENDS to get back to. If you wanna blame war on someone, blame government and corporations NOT the troops.

@USARonin

9y↑3

Kyle97x -Not if you lived through the Vietnam War era.

@zootownmama

9y↑8

theamvgirlx sooo blame the government and corporations, but not the dude with the gun in his hands who is 'just following orders'...do you not realize without the soldiers, the govt wouldnt be able to go to war? Could you imagine some stuffy old bastard in a suit and a tie manning the trenches? Those guys would never bloody their hands and thanks to the US military they wont have to...thousands of young men are jumping at the chance to give up their free will and do what they are told whether they think its right or wrong. The only right way to support the troops is to tell them never to join, to hold on their free will, to not buy into this 'american hero' bullshit and to do what is right no matter what they are told...not the other way around. smdh...im gonna get to much hate for this...but it is the ugly truth.

@theamvgirlx

9y↑4

zootownmama The "dude with the gun" thinks he's doing the right thing. Therefore, he is a good person. Also, why don't YOU go to war and try and disobey the orders you're commanded, see what happens. You would just go along with it too if you were there. So stop talking as if you have the brass balls. You can't just say "wait, this isn't right." in the middle of the war umm.. fucking reality check, you'd just be shot and all the other soldiers would continue and nobody would give a FUCK. You think this is an ideal world? You need to come back to reality.

@zootownmama

9y↑10

Nobody forced him to join the services in the first place. Just bc you are misinformed about the reasons you are there, doesn't excuse you from the moral culpability of murder

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@jamesvigg2680

5y↑1.1K

I'm a vet and this song makes me react one of two ways every time I hear it.
I either clench my jaw in defiance of the message of the song, or cry my eyes out in accordance with the truth of it.

@tomnwillow

5y↑52

Thank you for your service. But also I am sorry this world is so screwed up. I am sorry that is as human beings can't find a way to work together rather than put other lives at steak.

@gorrilatoe1668

5y↑18

Thank you for your service, sir. It's men like you that I look up too.

@Astari0n_BG3

5y↑10

thank you for your service i am so sorry you had to go though that shit

@peachespantao4934

5y↑11

Thank you for your service. I can't imagine what u went through, but what little I know of life is that truths often seem contradictory and yet they are true. I think both your emotions about this song are probably right in one sense, and wrong in another.

@dieterpeten5385

5y↑18

Im not from the USA, i dont understand the song as an accusation.
It just shows how mad war ist and that everyone gets hurt in it.

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@654Crossman

3y↑89

The last chorus killed me. I graduated early to join. I chose the Navy on a last-second descision. I thought I fucked up by not going combat, until I saw what our politicians were really doing. We weren't fighting terror. We were playing a game that the elites demanded we play. They told us we were defending our families and home. When I realized that the same governments funded both sides of the war, I lost my shit. I was discharged with an OTH, I was put in a mental ward, and I was treated like a criminal by most people I knew, for seeing the truth and talking about it. Our servicemen are not monsters. They are good people that were lied to and lured into a war that doesn't exist. A war on ideology. The last verse kills me, because I knew good guys that had to make the hardest call any man can make, and because of these politicians and bankers, they had to choose between themselves and these children that were being used, just the same as the poor men that had to fire those shots. War is made by politicians, but they never fight. They enjoy the show, from afar. Sound like Rome, much?

@MarxEngelsLeninStalin

3y↑7

Sound like capitalism

@izzywizzy685

46w↑6

@@MarxEngelsLeninStalin That’s what THEY want the masses to believe but it’s bigger then “capitalism” and it’s not just any “capitalism” it’s corporate capitalism. I won’t pretend to have it all figured out because I don’t but it’s not just one thing or category by any stretch. I’ve learned to seek deeper, question more, try to peel away at the half truths, challenge even things I was once certain about and only then has it become clearer that there are things that we just don’t know because the powers that be over many decades have worked very hard to hide it.
Unfortunately far too much trust is given to those that appear in authority positions without considering perhaps, that they have been compromised, pressured, threatened, and more.
After reading and listening to the speech JFK gave called the president and the press, it seems pretty clear much has been happening that a lot are still not aware of unfortunately. I’ve come to find that some of history has been terribly distorted which goes back to the blind trust a lot of us dish out. No one is immune either.
It actually really stunned me to revisit the nine eleven event with the objective to disprove what I considered just rumors and “conspiracy” crap to realize even if I don’t believe all of them, there are so many things surrounding it that just do not add up. I invite others to just go back and watch the mass amount of press coverage from numerous outlets from that day because they are insightful.

@chrissy916

38w↑4

It's also imperialism. @@izzywizzy685

@izzywizzy685

38w↑3

@@chrissy916 I am not familiar with that so I’ll have to look into it. I’ve heard of the word but I need to learn what it is and whatnot as I really don’t know unfortunately. That’s what I like about just chatting, it typically teaches me something I wasn’t aware of and broadens my thinking, thank you.

@sugoruyo

Sounds like every empire ever... it's a story as old as time: if you want to know who a war serves look for the people's whose kids ain't dyin' in it.

@erikmartin5344

1y↑94

11B, OIF 07-08, OEF 10-11. Fucking kills me every time I hear this. I can't make it through the whole song without losing it. One day, maybe. This captures the disillusionment in a way that can't be quantified. Fucking hell man. Lost too many brothers and sisters to this very disillusionment. We survived so much over there, just to lose it all at home years later. I wish I could thank these guys in person, for making a song that means so much to so many of us. And I really wish I could properly articulate just how much it mirrors the journey so perfectly; from the young naïve desire to see the world and be something bigger than yourself, all the way to the end of the journey that none of us ever expected to end the way it did-- tragedy ten years after the uniform was put on for the last time. From pride at signing up when we were attacked 20 years ago, to sitting at home disabled and discarded, crying to a youtube video. "Just medals and scars, so damn proud of me. I brought home that flag, now it gathers dust." Fuck dude. Fuck.

@wakcedout

1y↑9

Hey...yea our govt and most of those we served for blew us the fuck off when we came back from the shit you went thru, to me sitting in the middle of the country watching long range bombers.

But you know what, we've got each other. Family man, a family bigger and.better than any will ever know.
USAF 3PO51 05-09.

@MICHAEL-wg2lh

1y↑13

Not American but I am an ex British infantry man i served in Iraq in 2006/7 when I was 19 I never ever cry I have only ever listened to this song twice as I cannot handle it it hits the nail on the head with me anyway and I'm sure it does with a lot of other vets, I would have died on that tour at any point happily at the time , but coming home and reality has hit I realise we was not the knights in shining armour I carry guilt and a murderers conscience with me every day , I sighed up so I cannot complain too much but our filthy politicians need dealing with , i can't even explain myself properly here all I can say is god bless all veterans u.s and British and all the Iraq civilians caught up in that hell on earth thay we and the enemy gave them , another thing if your thinking of ending it all TALK TO SOMEONE , each life lost is a total waste

@gunjac86

1y↑6

God I feel this too. Wasn’t a 11B but did plenty of stuff over there I’ve had to come to terms with. Just know you’re a hero in my eyes man. Not because of what you did over there but because of what you’ve grown to come to terms with about your time down range. I’m sure you’re a good dude just by reading your comment.

@coreygagnon2741

1y↑3

Love you youngster! 03-08 navy combat

@coreygagnon2741

1y↑3

@@MICHAEL-wg2lh i work with some british infantry great guys

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@maxbchris

7y↑912

"A flag white as snow." Gives the most chills I've ever experienced when listening to music.

@redjohnson2420

7y↑8

Collapsed with the white flag...

@TNTBLACKOUT

7y↑40

Max Christensen the only flag he trusts...

@Fuzzz-jx6dd

7y↑9

Max Christensen if this is iraq this means surrender in Afghanistan it's the talibans flag

@davismavis2834

7y↑16

Such an emotional song. I have no idea how he can get through it with cracking. Especially that part.

@partlyretardedipromise9278

6y↑9

i interpret the white flag that he brought home as a way of saying "no more killing! no more killing!" and the white on the american flag stands for purity so if the white stands for purity on the american flag and a white flag in general means surrender

i believe what the deeper meaning is, is that he has seen enough brutality and murder in his time in the service and he no longer believes in killing but only surrender
and the white paint in terms of the american flag is just another way of saying "im pure i no longer kill"

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@poulthomsenable

8y↑2.2K

Damn ninjas cutting onions

@zachjohnson9476

8y↑54

The little bastards threw salt in my eyes

@theysaisquad3232

8y↑1

+A Tuba who did

@bobless4701

8y↑16

The ninjas did...

@Seanthefox

8y↑2

+A Tuba sad lol

@bass1bone

8y↑3

And right up under my face, too. How do they move that fast?

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@JonnyBabyaka

3y↑8

3/5 Marine, GWOT combat vet.

The realest song, the lyric “Its the only
Flag I trust” hits home.

Because its supposed to stand for all that we believed was right and good when we all
Volunteered.

@ernestooros-blanco2322

2y↑55

As a retired combat veteran this song hits where many painful memories reside, I have gone to introduce this song and amazing band to many of my ptsd groups, they all love it. Thank you Rise Against for this and all your music and talent

@arandom1024

4y↑717

As a former Marine and veteran of Iraq, the meaning was clear as bell to me. I love this song and it's much easier than awkwardly not knowing how to respond when people "thank me for fighting for their freedom". Inside I think, "if you only knew", but usually I shake their hand, smile and nod.

@jasminedragon11

4y↑20

Dude how it feels when in Iraq, you know invading another country for any reasons but oil

@Lycius

4y↑11

Yeah, sorry, zombie post. I was a corpsman, field medic during Desert Storm, first gulf war. Mostly I was not in the field. I was on support vessels, VA hospitals, clinics in Long Beach and Treasure Island, picking up the pieces. I wasn't combat, I mean, they gave me a Meritorious Service During Time of War medal, but I never thought I deserved it. I was just, "What? What's this for?" Somebody thought I did, I guess.

@rayhendrickson8055

4y↑36

I do the same thing, always fighting the urge to tell them not to thank me. I hung up the uniform and started hanging drywall, because the medals were too heavy.

@lousid33925

4y↑7

@@rayhendrickson8055 That is one very powerful statement you just made, and it, too, is weighing heavily on me just thinking about it.

@spookythegod8277

3y↑2

Only if people knew...

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@mr.shades6355

7y↑1.6K

I think the true point in war is that nobody wins in the end we all lose something

@xJuansete

7y↑44

there is no point in war

@mr.shades6355

7y↑3

Juan S. Laborde exactly

@rockemsockem6768

7y↑38

Zack Ontiveros "mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind " -JFK

@erzashado4591

7y↑6

Zack Ontiveros That's a fact of war, not the point. The point is to support the global elite. Wether it be religious cult leaders, oil tycoons, politicians and so on.

@jackdeluce105

7y↑4

I think war is built on false promises, the old sending the young to die on the maddening quest of dominance, this is our problem. we shouldn't have it but we do it doesn't matter who's in charge in the end they will fail us all

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@queijoto8795

1y↑12

I am a 23 years old sedentary Brazilian man, I've never seen anything close to a war in my life (to which I am grateful) and yet this is the only song that brings tears to my eyes

@stevenwasielewski1983

1y↑8

If anyone misinterpreted the lyrics, you've never been there, boots on ground. Is song comforts me and has helped me how longer than you understand.

@GDBROWN

1y↑2

This song doesn’t hit more close to home until after you’ve been through it. I always thought this song was just out of touch and stupid before I joined and now going through it I realize how accurate this shit is. Wish I could have run into my past self and at least issued a word of warning as to what the hell I was getting myself into.

@StartledSloth

10y↑66

All these people arguing back and forth whether this music video is patriotic towards America or not are not even discussing the topic of the song. The song has nothing to do with America and it never mentions America once. The song is just saying that there's no winners in war, just people who lose less then the other guy and that war shouldn't be glorified.

@fefe6461

8y↑1.8K

I think the message is more along the lines of "war is hell and soldiers are the poor bastards who have to deal with it, They aren't indestructible gods. They are people who have done and seen horrible things and been told it was for good a reason " not the whole "grumble grumble, soldiers are evil, the military is evil".

@ruttfarf

8y↑27

THANK YOU.

@brokesmoke101

8y↑10

it's a bit of both, really?

@moderndad4219

8y↑50

And they come home and realize that they and the ones they fought are really not so different. They all have family, friends, and loved ones. And they must come to terms with what they did to those people, those people with parents and with children.. because they were told to. It's the guilt at the heart of PTSD. It's a hard thing to cope with.

@oisinotoole2102

8y↑7

they're not evil or indestructible, many broken by things they were made to do

@renewman28

8y↑4

+kms Z28 Yeah, terrorists have families, but they still need to be taken out. It's a hard thing to do.

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@brandonlucker8322

3y↑29

Seriously the only song that actually captures the highs that a new soldier feels followed by the lows. Reach out and talk...you’re not alone.

@Gold4Skooma

3y↑71

This song hits differently now…

@militaristaustrian

3y↑1

Yup, all the pain and death for nothing, may the ones who rest ther find ther pice.

@maxwelltrego665

3y↑2

Yeah it does... I came back to this song because of recent events. I've never served, I wanted to, but not under the current leadership.

@moos5221

3y↑1

nah, i think it's precisely how it always has been, your view on things might have changed though. i feel bad for all the people who have any kind of war experience. i feel terrible frustration and rage against those that keep starting war after war after war to serve the interests of a small group of companies and businessmen.

@Gold4Skooma

@@moos5221 Yea hopefully the next time the United States stands up trying to start a war our divided nation comes together both left and right and they look at the government like fuck you dude we’re not doing this shit again. The amount of money and lives lost… the United States is far from a saint and I guarantee you it’s a matter of time before our government tries getting us sucked into another war… idk hopefully we achieve global peace soon all life is precious the only time we should take a life is to save one ☝🏻

@dedale2610

@@militaristaustrian Fuck that. May the people responsible for this meaningless butchery suffer in agony for all eternity.

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@Darkvoidobliion

8y↑56

This is why rise against is the best, they actually use music to talk about serious issues in the world ! They are truly amazing.

@randomguy6679

6y↑4

DarkVoidOblivion in a way that doesn't feel too in your face and explicit

@jaffedlopez-diaz3354

8y↑535

For everybody who did not get the message of the song a little quote:
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. ~Bertrand Russell

@toomayps214

8y↑3

that's true

@TheLEGODUDE7

8y↑3

+AngerPersonified you guys are the ones i've been looking for, you guys get this song

@belowaverage11bvet25

8y↑8

There is ZERO reason to FUCKING BELIEVE that fighting against the insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan is wrong. Literally ZERO REASON. Our enemies over there fuck little boys instead of their wives. Our enemies TARGET innocent people going to the store. ISIS, Al Qaeda, Taliban, and whatever else they want to call themselves are PURE EVIL. The people we have fought overseas literally target CHILDREN. Moral equivalence is a bullshit concept.

Go over there and witness it first hand dumbass,;before you try to justify terrorist/insurgents actions.

@jaffedlopez-diaz3354

8y↑2

not sure if sarcasm

@benjaminx7822

8y↑11

BelowAverage 11BVet the C.I.A. trained and gave Guns to ISIS and Alqaeda and also created ISIS this is no conspiracy just history dont believe me fine that wont change the past

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@vintagetrk

3y↑55

This song hit home so much. I dont think they understood how real this song is. As a combat vet it makes me weep everytime I hear it because the memories come flooding back. I dont feel disrespected or that Rise Against is Anti military. I feel they painted a very true picture of what I went through for my country and the corruption of my own humanity. I've watch horrible things happen and done horrible things for my country under the guise of being viewed as a hero. I have severe PTSD and have a very hard time living a civilian life. I've had several of my former troops commit suicide from the guilt of things we had to do. I appreciate this song for its honesty but it makes me cry everytime I hear it.

@icarusburning2208

3y↑1

I'm not a veteran, but I feel your emotions whole heartedly. My family has vets and we have a deep appreciation for what they have done for us folks. I'm a welder and help keep this country humming in that way, I am also a Patriot and will stand with the country until I cease. Your words are so real and I pray for all of you guys battling the demons. A marine friend of mine from my welding school UTI in Phoenix AZ recently took his own life, always tragic.

@vintagetrk

3y↑2

@@icarusburning2208 Every day is a battle for myself and alot of my fellow vets. I'm up in northern Az and I know UTI well. As well as MMI when I was a teenager growing up in Glendale we used to drag race on Happy Valley RD. Phoenix is like a foreign country to me now and having Severe PTSD it is a very stressful situation to even go back down there to visit due to the amount of people. At any rate that song really hits home for me and I love it because it speaks volumes of TRUTH.

@icarusburning2208

3y↑1

@@vintagetrk i don't blame you there, I live in Northern MN now on 30 acres now and I can't stand any city. Did 1 year in Phoenix and that's been my only proper city living I've done. I'm glad this song is there for you and other vets. Be well, I know the forest can be healing. I spent lots of time in the woods to cure my depression.

@vintagetrk

@@icarusburning2208 I love living out in the country. The quiet is what I need. I wish I had 30 acres to farm LOL. I'm on 2.5 acres

@icarusburning2208

3y↑1

@@vintagetrk just bought a 1952 Ford 8n this year that my buddies an I are working on periodically. We've got 18 acres of woods on the 30 but we plan on raising our own food. Lots to do and little time. Looks like the world is gonna get jiggy with these incoming supply shortages. Our growing season up here is apx first week of June until early October. So not real long.

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@johnhodges9875

1y↑25

I was an Army Airborne Infantryman and I can say this song is not an actual insult to servicemen.. it's just real. It's just the truth and yeah the truth, is hard to swallow. War is a terrible terrible awful thing

@maddiejo5995

40w

So was my boyfriend.. I showed this to him and tears.. he was Army infantry 101 airborne

@McLovin-xq8gt

8y↑125

pro war or anti war
for all of the men and women, who bleed for the red white and blue,
who lose friends, family and their own lives,
we thank you.

@HutchinsonSkater

whos this we

@McLovin-xq8gt

8y↑13

Some Romeo
proud respectful Americans.

@laurence_lookmyr

amen

@yeetonsmallgirl

8y↑1

im irish so fuck you

@laurence_lookmyr

Then go support the ira or something.

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@aviatorengineer3491

6y↑3.2K

Y'know, lotta people are arguing about "oh, this is pro-military" or "oh this is anti-military". Nah, it's anti-war. You can be anti-war without being against the military or those serving it.

@julz3tt3

5y↑108

Exactly. I see/hear an anti war anthem when I watch this. War is hell and evil for all sides involved. This song captures that well. A budding soldier ready to fight is swept up in the brutal reality of it and the innocent lives that are taken amongst the chaos....

@DrKumarBG

5y↑19

Wish people had your sense

@flames_fan_328

5y↑78

aviatorEngineer Yes you can. The song is clearly anti-war, which means it’s obviously against the military, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s opposing the average soldier. The song is making a point that war is hell, and that many young men don’t realize what they’re signing up for when they join. It’s pro-soldier, as it tells the real story of war rather than some glamorized version pushed by the media, Hollywood, or politicians.

@shopejoseph

5y↑37

Most people IN the military are anti-war.

@killmemadame7046

5y↑6

This is stupid XD

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@benschmidt3852

2y↑36

13 years later and it still makes me cry, good song.

@devinbuettgenbach2941

13w↑2

Found this song while driving for work just listening to Spotify a few days ago. It took everything in me not to pull over and cry my eyes out. This is the true soldier's anthem and I thank God every day that I am no longer tied up in the war machine. War is hell, don't let anyone try to convince you otherwise and don't swear the oath of protection unless you really mean it because upholding that oath is the most terrible thing you might ever experience.

@TheWolfElder

6y↑2.2K

This song, man.
My dad is a Vietnam vet.
He was stationed on a place called Da Nang. EOD. My dad told grandpa once that aside from the family he wasn't ever welcomed home. He was called a baby killer just like the rest. So when I was ten years old, 34 years after he got out of Vietnam, I made him a card for Veterans Day, just like the other kids. However, mine said "Welcome Home". The school sent them out and my teacher asked why I wrote mine that way. I told her what I overheard. That's the only time I ever saw her cry.

Edit; I didn’t realize this would get the thumbs up numbers that it has, and for Father’s Day I’m going to tell him about this post again and read some of your comments. (6-11-21)

@Jessicacaco7

6y↑37

TheWolfElder My dad's a Vietnam vet too. He was with Garryowen.

@dennisbryan7522

5y↑18

TheWolfElder my uncle was there too

@joshlilly1646

5y↑17

My dad was also stationed at Da Nang.

@alle_namen_schon_vergeben708

5y↑73

Your dad got used of makes greeded people. He was kind of a victim, too. Also the people in the korean war, in the middle east and the latest one the people in the ukraine.
People can't change what happened. And I think he suffered by that, too?

Many soldiers not only americans are also kind of victim of propaganda. I mean, why should a normal person want to go to war? Nobody with healthy mind would want to kill someone or get the risk to get killed. So the people who send soldiers to wars have to, kinda brainwash(?) the soldiers before they become a soldier.

My thoughts are a bit seperated and my english isn't that good, I hope you can understand what I mean.

@renaren7106

5y↑31

@@Rulemaker101 But not without cause. The Vietnamese were kinda dirty with those tactics. Either you and the kid go, or just the kid goes. Can't really blame the soldier.

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@saiko_1

5y↑384

This must be one of the most important songs of our generation, it would be great if everybody understood it.

@Astari0n_BG3

5y↑3

yeah man yeah

@omaryanezzavala3295

5y↑3

Agree

@jblevins2363

3y↑4

Understanding requires experience. It would be great if nobody understood it.

@mxchel2361

3y↑13

I listened to this song, while taking a warm shower and I still got the strongest goosebumps of my life. Much respect to all those serving for no matter what country, and a true masterpiece by Rise Against. Thank all of you, may God bless you.

@nicci7811

1y↑8

About 10 years ago a school friend of mine died when we were not yet 18 years old. It was her favorite song and was played at the funeral - there was a video of her singing the song herself with the guitar. I couldn't hear it for years after that. When the song came on the radio today, for the first time I didn't turn off the radio and listened to the song to the end. Every second really hurt. This song will hurt my whole lifetime.

@jaderupe62

10y↑43

Every time I listen to this, it makes me want to cry.

@happynsleepy

10y

trill

@dannyfdana

10y

So true. Whenever I hear a song, such as this one, that acts as a sermon of remembrance. I think back to those times when my single father was deployed to Kuwait, later Iraq, and as a child I was more alone than I could bare, but my father went anyway because of his love for his country. It was hard, and I often cried, similar to my reaction to the recurring memories buried in this song. Beautiful song...

@happynsleepy

10y↑1

i feel you DD, my dad was in desert storm and the later part of bushes oil war and peace keeping, etc. bless your father and your family.

@davidrocheleau4081

4y↑247

Even after 11 years this song still gives me chills EVERYTIME

@toiletdeer3704

3y↑1

I think this song will never give no chills man

@wodidos

Yeah sadly there is still no lack of people willing to kill and die for their countries

@user-tb8yv4hv2f

11w

🎉

@gustavshneezin7366

2y↑4

It`s not a question of land, race, colour, religion. It`s a question of life, of freedom of peace. There isn`t anything more important to fight for than peace. Becouse it is EVERYONES right to live and grow in peace. Nor more war on europen ground.

@aj4831

2y↑8

If this song doesn't tear jerk you right now, you're a monster.

@martinreed8415

5y↑449

This made me remember this quote:
"Kill one person, and it's a tragedy, kill one hundred, a thousand, a million of people, and it just becomes another number".

@ethaneldredge3994

5y↑67

That's a Stalin Quote, "One Death is a tragedy, One Million Deaths is a statistic."

@WolfAeterni

5y↑1

oof

@dillon5618

4y↑18

Kill one you are a murderer,kill millions you are a conqueror

@josiahallen9906

4y↑17

The origin of that quote is the Renaissance I believe. The original is "kill a man, one is a murderer; kill a million, a conqueror; kill them all, a god"

@thrawnnoconnection6931

And your tax revenue falls sharply for some reason

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@GreenHunterVideos7speedButter

8y↑196

No one wins war. This world needs peace. :(

@OfficialBrainGamerz

8y↑4

the day war stops is the day the lord comes

@GreenHunterVideos7speedButter

8y↑2

True

@timthiro8362

8y↑1

at war nobody wins they all lose ...

@toxicmonstrsrandom2ndchann186

8y↑1

+R7 Jet Reider Sorry but it wont happen, its in our nature. :/

@zman61997

+R7 Jet Reider Very true. However, we live in a world ruled by a hateful bloodthirsty species. Ultimately there is always going to be war and there is nothing any of us can do to stop it. Hate will always be present as long as there are two people still alive on this earth one will find a reason to hate the other and fight over it. I've come to accept that there is just always going to be war and violence in this world, but all the good things big and small outweigh the bad and you have to take solace in that.

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@rlee6984

3y↑68

As a Veteran this song hits the feels hard everytime at around 3:31-3:56.

@sampyy9537

3y↑4

In the time of peace ,sons burying their fathers . In time of war , fathers burying their sons.

@ZoxpedHD

9y↑66

This song takes me back to when my dad was in Afgahnistan, the emotional rollercoster...

@nickburns5440

Iron Ryu Unless something bad happened to your father (in which case I'm sorry and the rest of the comment doesn't apply), I don't really see what's emotional about it.

@ZoxpedHD

9y↑16

Nick Burns Nothing too bad, he got shot in the arm. But it's emotional because I was worried. I don't know if you had anyone in your family going to war. But it's just nervwrecking to sit at home and thinking about that your father could be dead right now or captured or what ever. I know you might say "Just don't think about it" But that's really not possible in that situation..

@nickburns5440

9y↑1

Iron Ryu My dad went to Afghanistan, too. I didn't really think about it much, I wasn't that worried. I guess we just had different ways of thinking about it.

@leifhuneke7768

9y↑4

Nick Burns theres something wrong between you and your father dude

@nickburns5440

9y↑3

leif Hunkeke In my opinion, there's no reason to be emotional unless something happens.

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@fredriklind6727

10y↑26

There is no glory or greatness in war only death and decay.

@gwfarmer1321

10y

thats what life is... death and decay... memories fade with time so do we... thats decay and everything that is born, dies... BUT always remember that life will go on smile it will make you day better ^-^

@TheCouncilofHoods

10y

joshstewart1321 True as it is, its still very depressing.

@shinki451

10y

There is no glory in war . It's only said to make soldiers risk their lives

@maverickmak

3y↑58

The recent news has brought me back here. A thoroughly depressing situation, and my thoughts are with everyone who sacrificed on the promises of those at the top.

@leonardodicaprio5817

3y↑3

Same man

@danielherrera4089

3y↑1

@zwojack7285

What happened?

@mdi395

3y↑1

💔

@faithless-games3893

3y↑5

@@zwojack7285 Biden withdrawn troops from Afghanistan without a proper planning, within a week the taliban has essentially now taken control of the country. Cos of that now there's American citizens left behind/still there, and sadly 1000s of lives sacrificed over 20 years for essentially nothing.
Horrifying/devastating for anyone involved

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@user-kf5pp5ki3c

4y↑16

"When I was there all I wanted to do was go home, but now I'm home and the only thing I think about is going back. There everything made sense, its price, everything was simple and clear, and here?... Here, many people call each other friends, but in reality they are just acquaintances. No more and no less."

@yondalethomas

10y↑22

Finally somebody speaks the truth about what goes on in war. I freaking hate patriotic commercials that make it seem as if the represented country is morally awesome. Wake up ladies and gentlemen! For us to live the way that we live, it comes with a price.

@davontownsell6082

10y↑5

I agree I'm going to the Marines in a couple weeks and I want the honesty not the glamor and glitz of the situation

@coval5694

There's actually an Australian song made in 1983 talking about how bad the Vietnam war was its called I Was Only 19

@darkflame5917

9y↑46

This song is honestly such a hard hitting masterpiece.

Edit: this song is hauntingly more relevent now than it was when I originally left this comment here 7 years ago. Please stay strong and take care of yourselves everybody. One day we'll see real world peace. Maybe not in our lifetimes, but it'll happen one day.

@KILLBILDERBURG

9y↑3

It truly is - I couldn't have put it better myself

@jy4627

3y↑5

Why am I crying? Everything in this video brings back so many horrible memories that I've hidden away.

@joughnut496

4y↑14

I get a chill down my back every time I hear “cause it’s a flag that I love, and I flag that I trust.” Best line in this whole song

@danieldentis

8y↑16

There's is no glory in war,that's just something they say so young soldiers will risk their lives for.

@SPACEMONKEY288

+Daniel Dentis old rich men sending young brave kids off to die in other nations.

@danieldentis

yep

@GHOSTOFONYX10

+Daniel Dentis You're very wrong good sir, you see glory is something that you personally must find,or in your case, fail to, yourself.

@danieldentis

nobody got the skyrim quote wow

@ABisexualGod

Totally.....

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@itskym7721

8y↑38

He sings with so much emotion!

@nitsuagaming6121

5y↑1

Indeed

@mcdonald2037

2y↑4

we are destroying one another for no reason. When we must help one another support one another cheer one another and love one another.....

@idoeytan7

3y↑63

I was a soldier in the IDF for two years and 8 months, i've been a tank commander at war.
I was diagnosed with PTSD and there is not even one day without thinking about the lives that i took and the friends that I lost and i'm listening over and over again to this great song and thinking about how tough this world is.
May there come peace to everybody, and no more wars on earth.

@morbidsstudio

3y↑10

You are not alone brotha, I am Palestinian and I know you guys are forced to do what you do. Most of you joined because you had to and the brainwashing that was spilled onto you early as a child. I have American/Danish/German/Israeli friends who went through the same thing from the military and it brought us closer than ever.

@AA-wp8yl

2y↑4

@@morbidsstudio stop sympathizing with child killers. Let them live with the truth what they did and the pain they put everyone through. Pray that they be trialled Nuremberg style for the countless killings they've done.

@burakcagrduman497

2y↑1

Anybody who took lives for whatever reason was, must be aware that they caused a kid to go to bed without being able to touch their dads or moms. So someone else is suffering any second they breath because a pain they caused. I dont wanna be "stonehearted" but being regretful wont bring them back and that things arent something can be said " Lets forget it and look further" about. There is no right war that people lose their families in.

@idoeytan7

2y↑4

@@AA-wp8yl
I am no child killer, never killed or hurt directly a child.
I was a soldier in a war, and I never shot anybody who did'nt shot at me first and tried to kill me.
I understand that if you are not an israeli or a palestinian things may look different from your view.
but for my personal opinion, there are two sides for this terrible war which i hope one day will end, and there are no winners.
I am sure that the pain i feel for my fallen friends is not different from the pain I caused for those who loved the so called "enemy" warriors that i killed, and this circles goes on and on for decades.
I don't hate arabs, and i support a solution between israel and palestine so they will have their own states next to israel (in the borders of june 4th 1967), so don't make me a child murderer or a racist, because that's just chip politcs and it's far from being true.

@vikingsoftomorrow4038

2y↑2

@@AA-wp8yl Or maybe you should stay away from topics that you know absolutely nothing about except the most catchy headlines.

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@sandysanders4281

10y↑146

Rest in peace, Tom "TomTom" Barnes. Aged 43. Loved relative.
KIA. Iraq. 2013.
Squad killed, held off hostiles until last civilians rescued, died in progress.

Not every soldier has to be a villain.

I miss you, Tom.

@natesweetman5529

10y↑22

AT LEAST THERES ONE DAMN AMERICAN ON THIS PAGE!

@DutchESFchannel

10y↑6

Support from a Dutch guy for this.

@travisgrimforge

10y↑2

Thank you for your sacrifice

@k.j.burnett1634

10y↑1

Amen.... Thank you! Respect

@maxximclayton5762

10y↑4

Sorry sweetheart, I'm calling bullshit on this, there has not been one coalition member killed by that name, in that time frame and age group

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@slothinsuit9924

8y↑45

I get goosebumps all over my body every time I hear this song.

@bigbuford

7w↑1

I’m almost 50 years old and I cry every time I hear this song. It’s beautiful and terrible at the same time.

@Mexifrench311

3y↑7

This song hits hard, because when you join up you have a perspective that is changed when you are out again. I feel every bit of this song. Great work.

@Serpheos

8y↑19

This song gives me the chills. Particularly the part he sings: "A flag white of snow". Great song! I listen to it all the time!

@aidang.8889

It gives me the chills know what our soldiers will do for the world but our government doesn't hardly help and their also gonna make this world go to shit. I'm grateful the the soldiers and the veterans considdering my grandfather was a veteran. He doesn't have much of hud life left but I will enjoy our last moments. He is a veteran though, doesn't deserve any problems. I mean, damn. a couple months ago, he was having a heart attack and drove himself to the hospital. And we have the VA hospital. Soldiers are dieing because they aren't helping them. I will enjoy the life I have with my grandpa.

@fabse1091

7y↑611

"This song is not anti-amreican. It's anti WAR" - Billie Joe Armstrong about the Green Day song "Holiday". In my oppinion the quote also fits "Hero of war" 10000 %

@motalux

5y↑7

Why can't you spell?

@REDACTYD

5y↑9

That's not what it is at all... He's singing about the horrors of war not anti this or anti that it's showing what our men and women go thru and live with

@leftcursor3763

5y↑1

Its still anti American

@steveosteveo4002

5y↑17

@@leftcursor3763 no it's no u idiot

@awesomesauce5974

5y↑16

@@leftcursor3763 Its not anti American, its a song about the horrors of war and its affect on the soldiers and people involved.

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@Tiaan2303

3y↑20

My ex sent me this song because I might join the army, I've loved this song ever since I heard it, my favorite song ever, it's always put me in a mood, and then she broke up with me early last year and I haven't listened to it since then, I still love this song but it brings back so many memories I'd rather forget😔

@freefallwefall

3y↑16

I can't believe I didn't hear this song until 2020. Everybody needs to hear it.

@saulstar5203

8y↑340

i served 20 years its over now, my best friend was killed in front of me by an i e d, worsyt day of my life afganistan was a hard road, rip colbourn i tried to save you, but i failed. love u brother ppcli airborn all the way 2nd battalian..love you brother your little girl misses you and your memory will never die....

@thatrandomthugpug3264

8y↑15

Bless you and your fellow comrades

@gustisch

8y↑8

+Saul Star Terrible what normal human beings have to go through just because the politicians want whatever they want.

@zinnydin2345

8y↑16

+Saul Star Thank you for your service, it's greatly appreciated and I hope you're doing okay.

@yanno919

8y↑7

im so sorry about your friend. :( god bless you, thank you for service.

@almusrosice876

8y↑6

+Saul Star Amen brother. Take care of yourself and colbourn's family. I don't know either of you but coming from a military family I am sure he would want you to care for them. Blessed be my friend and thank you for your sacrifices.

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@NBKTank28

8y↑16

To any soldier past, present, or future, thank you for your service.

@ensnaredbyflesh1030

8y↑3

You realize this song and the band Rise Against are anti war, right?

@brucewayne5894

8y↑1

+Random Guy Right! The soldier is just trying to fight for a good thing, the government manipulates him to gain money and power.

@RevOwOlutionary

8y↑3

The military forces of a country should only be big enough to defend their own borders. Now we have a moronic and racist oligarchy trying to force their greed on the rest of the world. Yup it's the broken states of 'Murica. I mean not because my own country is innocent but our wars have always been for simple land near us or self defense. To think that the world's biggest bully is armed with nukes is just scary. Got nothing but respect for the individuals but the US military (and most of NATO) is just rotten to the core.

@zacharymenking4566

+Kasper Soldal Nielsen It's the problem with a 2 party America. We either make more parties or unite as one. While the parties keep each other in check, we're divided like no other nation. It's truly sad. There's no middle ground. It makes you think if there's something bigger behind. As if the 2 parties are working in the background to have us divided and distracted.

@RevOwOlutionary

8y↑1

King Diamond (a metal musician originally from Denmark living in the US) explained it pretty well. “I am eligible to vote in the upcoming US Presidential election, but I won't, because there isn't a candidate who represents what I want. In Denmark, you have 13 or more political parties, so it's not too difficult to find a party who reflect your views. Coalitions happen all the time, and there's a decent percentage that will be represented. In America, though, it's a two party system, and that's bad because they spend much of the time disagreeing with each other for the sake of casing arguments. If one patty suggests doing something, you know the other will automatically argue against that. So, what chance is there for a reasonable representation?"

http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-04-22/king-diamond-music-politics-religion-tv-sport-health-fans

@mysticashes68

2y↑5

This is about the soldiers line of progression. Starting in basic thinking they are fighting for America and will come back a hero. Next being deployed and finding out you are really fighting for that person next to you and doing what you must to survive. Finally committing the atrocities of war and getting it. The line “a hero of war, is that what they see? Just medals and scars, so damn proud of me.” He’s come full circle and understands. That standing ovation you get when you come home doesn’t mean dick. The world will never know the monster you had to be to come home. Heroes don’t come home only the monsters do.

@DamageZ1979

2y↑6

I have never been to war, not even served my country (Aust) in the military. Every time I hear this song, I feel deeply for all those who serve their countries this way. I am so grateful for the sacrifices you make and how hard it must be to face things like are depicted in the song. I really wish we lived in a world where militaries and wars were not required.

@medureczek

10y↑39

I would like it 99999999999999 times if it was possible.

@jacobmurphy7333

10y↑3

It is just create 999999999999999 different accounts and give each account a like.

@jaxsonme

10y↑1

Benjamin Earnest
please don't advertise a different band on a bands youtube

@nateekard9937

10y

jaxson me Reported them for spam

@Trashboat444

10y↑70

Not many things can bring tears to my eyes, but this did

@rbhe357

49w↑6

To those current & former service members whose lives have been changed by what you experienced in the line of duty, when you feel that society has moved on and forgetten, know that there are still people out there that recognize and appreciate what you have done.
Thank you! ✌️🤜

@Infantry1425

1y↑37

I'm not US soldier, I Ukrainian soldier, but this song very actual in my country now...

@Leo-dj3zg

8y↑211

@anmayo917

7y↑2

Leo thank you!

@sheldonrozario2996

6y↑2

thanks

@thesoldierofqku

Thanks

@theklavoo

15w

thank you

@SipplioChannel

10y↑25

A hero of war... Is that what they see? Just medals and scars - so damn proud of me...?

@guillaumebarnabe6795

10y↑5

If there no hero of war , there wouldn't be any resistance versus the real evil population of our world...everyone say ''Stop war'' but any species fight to survive in their territory , it's a natural instinct , yes the nuclear bombs are too much but human is getting stupidier and stupidier , but this music video is to support the ones who risk their life to protect your goddamn ass that you keep in your house hard and warm.

@mgdjgdmo

10y↑3

Guillaume Barnabé Its anti-war. Mainly about the "honor" of being a US soldier; anyone can see they have been brain washed by their government.

@MrPcadler

10y↑4

mgdjgdmo sort of like 1984. People think we have a reason to be fighting in Vietnam or Iraq.

@AlmostaFlipinSkater

10y↑3

@mikeveenhuis672

10y

Pacifism!

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@redwolf0331

3y↑9

"We all become friends, as we learned how to fight." If that don't make you cry, did you even Grunt?

@JohnSmith-xi9qt

3y↑4

The emotion of the acoustic/live will never carry the same weight as the album.

@harmonykirkey1909

8y↑252

I'm not crying you're crying!.....its raining on my face...

@NhBleker

8y↑2

Harmony Kirkey If you say so.

@tanjashangdi507

8y↑4

Harmony Kirkey the reference tho :'(

@acecrizpy5101

6y↑1

I’m crying too buddy, join on in.

@briancreech9990

6y↑1

Hahaha. It's raining. That's a good one. Them damn onions.

@dxtkhajiit3421

*My Face is Raining

@voltz7309

7y↑199

I showed This song to My dad and he loved it!
He told me a story about when he was in the Swedish military.
So basically, he was with his group (think it was Delta) and they were controlling the border between we're the military had control, and were the "terrorists" had control. When they were watching, my dad saw two parents crying on their side behind the fence between the border. He got to them and they said that their two children was on the other side. He wasn't allowed to go over to the other side, because then he dead in a few second. But my dad borrowed a car from someone (I don't really remember) and drove right into their opponents side. The other guys made his radio buzz like crazy, but he wanted to get the children. He actually found the two kids that told him that their parents was on the other side, so he knew it was them. He drove them back to the military's side and the children rushed into their parents arms. They were so happy to see each other. However, his other mates were really angry for risking his life but he managed to bring a family together and basically saved the children.

@MikoHimiv3

6y↑12

God bless your father!! :)

@human9460

6y↑8

Your dad is hero

@lucieleskova3812

6y↑2

Voltz Heartbreaking story ♥ Respect!

@nitsuagaming6121

5y↑5

Sir your father is a hero

@mihail263

5y↑2

True hero!

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@scrappy5207

18w↑2

Hearing this song now in 2023, and seeing the outcome of the middle east is truly heartbreaking

@mattbowman242

3y↑5

RIP real artists where have you all gone.

@ayejgr33nd4y5

8y↑21

I feel like if the world paid attention to the messages Rise Against has in their songs, it would be a MUCH better place.. We're already screwed enough with everything going on as it is today, we don't need to mess this place up even more with harmful wars or anything.. If only we could all unite and try making a better place sigh.

@xSintex

8y↑6

Well,if anything these comments have taught me, its that at least half the people can't even understand the message properly. I mean they're over here praising the soldiers in the current conflicts, instead of feeling sorry for them. As well as encouraging kids that say they will enlist, to enlist.

@FluppiLP

6y↑136

I just came back from Rock am Ring where I watched the rise against performance. It was the absolute best thing ever.
And this song... I and my 3 friends who were there started crying. Thousands of people singing this song together as soon as it started gave me chills.
Incredible experience.

@jaynaarsenault2863

5y↑3

Makes me cry everytime, but it's epic. That must've been off the hook ur lucky to have witnessed

@angelsonthemoonful

3y↑4

I seriously love how Rise Against is anti war, but they never once insult the soldiers, airmen, marines, sailors, you know the people actually fighting. In fact all their anger seems to be pointed at the powers that be, the politicians, the VA, the system in general. As someone who’s in the Army, I really love that.

As to this song and Survivors Guilt, they have both become a huge favorite of mine rather quickly.

With everything going on in Afghanistan, all the uncertainty, and the chaos, to everyone that’s over there, please be careful.

Thank you, Rise Against. Much love!

@Andihollywood71

2y↑12

This song...heart wrenching. I play it every single Remembrance Day, and share it on FB. So fucking profound. The day I don't get full-body chills listening to this, is the day I die. Bravo Rise Against. No words for the magnitude of this song.

@dantebanducci235

8y↑15

I was a soldier... And airman actually. I had never believed in the war, but rather wanted to protect people on both sides. I tear up every time I hear this song, especially as I think of all my friends who didn't have the courage to leave when ordered to do evil things like I did.

@222Duo

if you were an airman, you were not a soldier.

@fatal9673

@222Duo

6y↑1

right, and I'm telling you that in the United States Army, we differentiate between Soldiers, Marines, Seamen, and Airmen.

Airmen don't refer to themselves as soldiers, just like Marines don't either.

@alexispadilla2606

6y↑1

@@222Duo they're still soldiers in the end the U.S. military isn't unique they're soldiers to the rest of the world

@LastWish11

10y↑18

i have been listening to this song since it came out, and tonight is the first time i ever listened to the whole thing, because i always cry too hard during the last verse to finish.

@woofspider330

3y↑11

I just found this today, and I have cried more than once, and had an empathic breakdown on the fourth listen. It's the 2nd chorus that gets me. Same lyrics, but now it's almost sarcastic in its hindsight, like what a fool I was for thinking that. I have so much respect for the people that go through shit like this, and though I will probably never understand at the same level, i still understand.