Left Right
The Chemical Brothers Lyrics

Left, Right in background
A recurring background sound that represents the marching of soldiers.

All my soldiers march
All the soldiers under my command march together.

All my people march
All the people who support my cause march with me.

He laid on his back,
A description of a fallen soldier lying on his back.

His firearms by his side
The weapons that the fallen soldier carried are situated beside him.

Hearin' no sound
The lack of noise signifies the stillness of the aftermath of the battle.

Just watchin' the fireworks in the sky
The soldier sees the explosions in the sky, created by the detonation of various munitions.

I walk by
The artist walks past the dead soldier.

Look down he still smiling
The dead soldier can still smile despite his demise.

Cause he's done fightin'
The soldier is no longer obligated to fight in the war.

A fallen soldier
A description of the soldier who was killed in the battle.

Now his war's over
The soldier's personal battle is over since he is dead.

Don't matter which side is wrong or right
The soldiers who died didn't care about who was right or wrong in the conflict.

Some innocent lives will be lost on the battlefield tonight
The battle unquestionably resulted in the loss of the lives of some innocent bystanders.

So hungry to kill
Some soldiers are eager to take lives in combat.

Only his death can curb his appetite
The soldier's killing tendencies are only subdued once he is killed.

Live ammo hit the flesh
Real bullets connected with somebody's physical body.

And it feels so right
Some soldiers find satisfaction in the act of taking another life.

I've embellished my life
The singer has made their existence more thrilling by participating in the war.

Now God please tell me is this what death's like?
The artist poses a question to God regarding the nature of death that one experiences in combat.

? kept his innocence
This line cannot be fully understood without more context or clarification.

Heavy hearted spouse
The wife of the fallen soldier is grieving his death.

Clingin' on to anything intimate
She is holding onto anything intimate or personal that reminds her of her husband.

What's the difference between Bush and Saddam?
The artist compares two political leaders involved in the war.

Sheik Ahmed Yassin', Osama Bin Laden
The singer references two notorious figures involved in the war on terror.

Or Idi Amin Fidel Castro
The singer mentions two infamous dictators to highlight the horrors of war.

It seems to me they on the same team
From the singer's perspective, all these leaders appear to be aligned with the same side.

They hate only lead to innocent blood streams
Their hatred for each other only results in the deaths of people who had no part in the war.

If it's so important
If it is worth fighting for.

To fight for mankind
To engage in warfare for the greater good of humanity.

Well I don't see none of they kinfolk
None of the leaders' family members are fighting in the war.

Out there on the front line.
The critical part of the military conflict.

And you can see it in my eyes
You can tell from the artist's eyes that they are a soldier.

Even when the man dies
When a soldier dies, they die in their role as a soldier.

They say a soldier never cries
According to the popular perception of soldiers, they never display any vulnerability.

Until the day they take my life
The artist is prepared to serve as a soldier until death claims them.

I thought I told ya
Recalling a previous statement they made.

This is the story of a soldia
The overall narrative of the song is about a soldier.

Stand up x 3
An exhortation for the listeners to stand up.

US stand up
A call for the citizens of the United States to rally.

UK stand up
A call for the citizens of the United Kingdom to rally.

France stand up
A call for the citizens of France to rally.

Spain and Portugal, Germany stand up
A call for the citizens of Spain, Portugal, and Germany to rally.

Slovakia stand up
A call for the citizens of Slovakia to rally.

China stand up
A call for the citizens of China to rally.

Palestine, Kosovo, Ghetto World stand up
A call for the citizens of Palestine, Kosovo, and other impoverished areas to rally.

This is a live nigga P-S-A
This is a live public service announcement from a speaker using African American Vernacular English.

From the one and only ghetto bullhorn
The artist is using their voice to broadcast the message to the people living in poverty.

Come to warn you
A warning to the listeners about the dangers that arise from war.

There's a war goin on outside
The singer is referring to the ongoing conflict in the world.

And you can't run
You can't escape from the war.

You can't hide
You can't conceal yourself from the war.

Ghetto funk march
The music is a call to arms for people living in the ghettos.

Whole world march!
A call for the entire world to unite and fight against war.