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

@omaryanezzavala3295

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Same here bro

@Zzzk23

4 жыл бұрын

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

@NachiV

4 жыл бұрын

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

@christianhildebrandt2090

4 жыл бұрын

Makes me cry every time fr

@lukasschendlinger8904

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

7 жыл бұрын

correctly explained.

@jjjjjjonny221991

7 жыл бұрын

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

@georgeedward602

7 жыл бұрын

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

@georgeedward602

7 жыл бұрын

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

@jonahwarren4956

7 жыл бұрын

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

“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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@angelsonthemoonful

Жыл бұрын

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

@mdawg889

Жыл бұрын

@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

Жыл бұрын

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@aijhqjhhwiiqbow4495

Жыл бұрын

Hole

@egpmh2891

Жыл бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

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

9 ай бұрын

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

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

5 жыл бұрын

How fucking long were you In what branch? Marines?

@zedmanglizzyhands7892

5 жыл бұрын

How long have you served what the hell

@killbotkillhound9435

5 жыл бұрын

I was in the army for 14 years. 68W

@pocketman2847

5 жыл бұрын

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

@antman8845

5 жыл бұрын

I hope you're doing OK, stranger.

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

@robindegans9014

8 жыл бұрын

Wow good one.

@thatrandomthugpug3264

8 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@clare2385

8 жыл бұрын

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

@gmbrusselsprout

8 жыл бұрын

+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

8 жыл бұрын

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

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

@cheekyhazelnut

11 ай бұрын

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

@thebendu33

7 ай бұрын

Yep

@imblue9009

6 ай бұрын

100% correct with these words

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

I feel you bro

@cgzver

2 жыл бұрын

sorry, but why did you do such things?

@burakcagrduman497

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@laura-hr2rj

4 жыл бұрын

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

@rosedarden5816

4 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

Respect to you. RIP to all that have fallen.

@meirge8662

3 жыл бұрын

Im so sry plz saty strong brother

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

9 жыл бұрын

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

@invertedfreak

9 жыл бұрын

+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

8 жыл бұрын

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

@ferox3334

8 жыл бұрын

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

@Choochootrain1997

8 жыл бұрын

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

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.

@jonscott5317

3 ай бұрын

Same here bro. The scenes of him losing control at night gives me chills. I've had way too many nights like that.

@nathanracicot974

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service, and welcome home

@meinereiner8109

2 ай бұрын

So do I, i know exactly what you mean

@gaborkiss1425

2 ай бұрын

I feel for you all, but as far as I know, there is no forced drafting in the USA. So, what gives?

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

@eugenek.5757

2 жыл бұрын

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

@thenumberseven1479

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@vaggelismour8271

2 жыл бұрын

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

@wagnervicente9877

2 жыл бұрын

:/

@redwire6315

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

@Shad0w_Cha0s3m3ralds

5 жыл бұрын

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

@papapeachesxcq

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@theamvgirlx

9 жыл бұрын

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

9 жыл бұрын

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

@zootownmama

9 жыл бұрын

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

9 жыл бұрын

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

9 жыл бұрын

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

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

@electricpaisy6045

2 жыл бұрын

most anti war songs are pretty good

@REMIXOFLA

Жыл бұрын

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

@jodieisnotokay

10 ай бұрын

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

Sound like capitalism

@izzywizzy685

Жыл бұрын

@@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

11 ай бұрын

It's also imperialism. @@izzywizzy685

@izzywizzy685

11 ай бұрын

@@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

4 ай бұрын

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.

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

@redjohnson2420

7 жыл бұрын

Collapsed with the white flag...

@TNTBLACKOUT

7 жыл бұрын

Max Christensen the only flag he trusts...

@Fuzzz-jx6dd

7 жыл бұрын

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

@davismavis2834

6 жыл бұрын

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

@partlyretardedipromise9278

6 жыл бұрын

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"

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

@Robert-ng5wf

7 жыл бұрын

yeah fuck america though, Im american we suck ass

@juliuspepperwood7748

7 жыл бұрын

Robert Nielson good for you

@Robert-ng5wf

7 жыл бұрын

Julius Pepperwood no it's not good

@juliuspepperwood7748

7 жыл бұрын

alright

@burinebedford9351

7 жыл бұрын

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

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.

@gaborkiss1425

2 ай бұрын

Those SOBs, who said the latter "how dare you" were some kind of psychopats or just straight stakeholders in the military-industrial complex?

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

2 жыл бұрын

Goodluck to ukraine..

@drewpeaballs4405

2 жыл бұрын

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

@luvmeknotgrimm7582

2 жыл бұрын

Shits so sad humans don’t learn from past mistakes

@chriswolf5615

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@Lycius

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@spookythegod8277

3 жыл бұрын

Only if people knew...

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

@KanyeEnjoyerr

9 жыл бұрын

Lmao 😂😂

@jaxonbuckway2173

9 жыл бұрын

Haha

@-Av-

9 жыл бұрын

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

9 жыл бұрын

Oliver Casey Those kids piss me off.

@timothyalexanderlewis

9 жыл бұрын

Right

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

Love you youngster! 03-08 navy combat

@coreygagnon2741

Жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

@xJuansete

7 жыл бұрын

there is no point in war

@mr.shades6355

7 жыл бұрын

Juan S. Laborde exactly

@rockemsockem6768

7 жыл бұрын

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

@erzashado4591

7 жыл бұрын

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

7 жыл бұрын

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

It's amazing how great this song is and how good Rise Against are, but people like Swift still is the most popular, and she doesn't even compare to how good these guys are.

@gavinbyrne6801

9 жыл бұрын

Isaac Teamann Um, excuse you. They are both wonderful now. Just cause they are different, doesn't mean they both can't be absolutely amazing!

@tabithahallows6116

9 жыл бұрын

Come on admit, if this music was mainstream then people wouldn't like it as much, anyway Taylor Swift must be doing something right since so many people like her

@talkingsink200

9 жыл бұрын

Actually rise against is pretty popular for a punk band, especially compared to bands they toured with when they first started such as anti flag. 2,000,000 views is more than bands that play this kind of punk.

@Jason-uk9jm

9 жыл бұрын

Isaac Teamann

@tabithahallows6116

9 жыл бұрын

The Luck is Unstoppable 264​ if you don't like it then what are you doing here in the comment section for the damn video then?!

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

@Team.WorldTour

3 ай бұрын

From one Vet to another, Slava Ukraine!

@G4L_Trixster

3 ай бұрын

God speed and good luck may the divine be with you

@r1ko.9

Ай бұрын

як життя, брате?

@CB-xk3xm

24 күн бұрын

Keep fucking fighting. Your cause is Just.

@Infantry1425

24 күн бұрын

@@CB-xk3xm Thanks bro

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

The realest song ever

@PrisonSquid

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanradez2703 so what are you doing here?

@crickettickets

3 жыл бұрын

I know

@benfuller259

3 жыл бұрын

Three cheers for Ryan everybody 😂😂😂😂

@RideLight777

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

@@RideLight777 As a far left winger currently serving active duty in the army... can't confirm.

Damn ninjas cutting onions

@zachjohnson9476

8 жыл бұрын

The little bastards threw salt in my eyes

@theysaisquad3232

8 жыл бұрын

+A Tuba who did

@bobless4701

8 жыл бұрын

The ninjas did...

@Seanthefox

8 жыл бұрын

+A Tuba sad lol

@bass1bone

7 жыл бұрын

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

This song hits differently now…

@militaristaustrian

2 жыл бұрын

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

@maxwelltrego665

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Nasa_Creeper

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

9 жыл бұрын

Grayson Maximillian Phoenix this guy gets it.

@sanguine4868

9 жыл бұрын

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

9 жыл бұрын

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

@uncleschweiz2319

9 жыл бұрын

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

9 жыл бұрын

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

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

@WolfAeterni

4 жыл бұрын

oof

@dillon5618

4 жыл бұрын

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

@josiahallen9906

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

And your tax revenue falls sharply for some reason

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

2 жыл бұрын

Same man

@danielherreracg

2 жыл бұрын

x2

@zwojack7285

2 жыл бұрын

What happened?

@mdi395

2 жыл бұрын

💔

@faithless-games3893

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

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.

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

@dennisbryan7522

5 жыл бұрын

TheWolfElder my uncle was there too

@joshlilly1646

5 жыл бұрын

My dad was also stationed at Da Nang.

@alle_namen_schon_vergeben708

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

8 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU.

@brokesmoke101

8 жыл бұрын

it's a bit of both, really?

@moderndad4219

8 жыл бұрын

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

8 жыл бұрын

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

@renewman28

8 жыл бұрын

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

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

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.

@Team.WorldTour

3 ай бұрын

OG OIF vet, 3 ID. I see you, brother.

@gaborkiss1425

2 ай бұрын

Pure indoctrination, that's how it works. For them.

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

10 жыл бұрын

AT LEAST THERES ONE DAMN AMERICAN ON THIS PAGE!

@DutchESFchannel

10 жыл бұрын

Support from a Dutch guy for this.

@travisgrimforge

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your sacrifice

@k.j.burnett1634

10 жыл бұрын

Amen.... Thank you! Respect

@maxximclayton5762

10 жыл бұрын

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

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

8 жыл бұрын

that's true

@TheLEGODUDE7

7 жыл бұрын

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

@belowaverage11bvet25

7 жыл бұрын

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

7 жыл бұрын

not sure if sarcasm

@benjaminx7822

7 жыл бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

Wish people had your sense

@flames_fan_328

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

Most people IN the military are anti-war.

@killmemadame7046

5 жыл бұрын

This is stupid XD

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

7 жыл бұрын

whos this we

@McLovin-xq8gt

7 жыл бұрын

Some Romeo proud respectful Americans.

@laurence_lookmyr

7 жыл бұрын

amen

@yeetonsmallgirl

7 жыл бұрын

im irish so fuck you

@laurence_lookmyr

7 жыл бұрын

Then go support the ira or something.

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

@TheJchesley

8 ай бұрын

Still listening... it will stay with me always

@slatonstyles2375

8 ай бұрын

stilll......

@herbabuser8239

8 ай бұрын

Didnt know "stopping" was a possibility

@Scoots_0

Ай бұрын

I’m listening in 2024 still makes me cry as much as when I would listen to it in the car with my brother

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

Жыл бұрын

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.

"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

5 жыл бұрын

Why can't you spell?

@REDACTYD

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

Its still anti American

@steveosteveo4002

5 жыл бұрын

@@leftcursor3763 no it's no u idiot

@awesomesauce5974

5 жыл бұрын

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

Even after 11 years this song still gives me chills EVERYTIME

@toiletdeer3704

2 жыл бұрын

I think this song will never give no chills man

@wodidos

2 жыл бұрын

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

@user-tb8yv4hv2f

5 ай бұрын

🎉

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

who's listening to this song in 2024? 🙏😢☮

@dcf8408

6 күн бұрын

Those who know. . .

@DasBr3wski

2 күн бұрын

Here here brother. I just found this song and it's hitting me like a ton of bricks.

@bobrobertsNotUrBob

Күн бұрын

just loaded it up to play guitar to

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

@OfficialBrainGamerz

8 жыл бұрын

the day war stops is the day the lord comes

@GreenHunterVideos7speedButter

8 жыл бұрын

True

@timthiro8362

8 жыл бұрын

at war nobody wins they all lose ...

@toxicmonstrsrandom2ndchann186

8 жыл бұрын

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

@zman61997

8 жыл бұрын

+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.

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

9 жыл бұрын

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

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

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.

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

6 жыл бұрын

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

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

@Shad0w_Cha0s3m3ralds

5 жыл бұрын

yeah man yeah

@omaryanezzavala3295

4 жыл бұрын

Agree

@jblevins2363

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

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.

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?

@anmayo917

6 жыл бұрын

Leo thank you!

@sheldonrozario2996

6 жыл бұрын

thanks

@thesoldierofqku

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@theklavoo

6 ай бұрын

thank you

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.

Hero of war was the first song I´ve heard from Rise Against, it opened my eyes even more on how war is the stupidest mankind invention, I decided to learn how to play on guitar because of this song, I fell in love with RA.. Now, 10 years later, I proudly wear their logo on my arm, they became my religion. Now this song resonates in my ears since war in Ukraine began, I wish all wars would stop and people were listening to this beautiful song instead and give up their guns forever...

@hondohopkins2632

2 жыл бұрын

Wars not really mankind invented.. theres been wars for thousands of years over land involving primates and other animals. There was recently a war between monkeys and dogs in some 3rd world country after a dog killed a baby monkey.

@panbanan1151

Жыл бұрын

It is definitely doesn't work like that

As a us army veteran 12B a part of me never came back home even if im home

@racecarstv1972

Жыл бұрын

dang that's dark

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

6 жыл бұрын

God bless your father!! :)

@human9460

6 жыл бұрын

Your dad is hero

@lucieleskova3812

5 жыл бұрын

Voltz Heartbreaking story ♥ Respect!

@nitsuagaming6121

5 жыл бұрын

Sir your father is a hero

@mihail263

5 жыл бұрын

True hero!

My son who has been in the Army for more than 2 years now introduced me to this song. Civilians generally look at those in service as heroes, we are proud of them, we idolize them. But what we can't do is understand their struggles. How many times are they forced to go against their own morals and values for the greater good and the irreparable damage caused leaves them tortured. The man in the song, having to protect his platoon killed a child. Not knowing until it was too late that she was innocent. That would break any person. Soldiers are not psychopaths without conscience. They are humans with feelings and a lot of heart and they come home broken. Humans were never designed to kill and psychologically cannot handle it. I love the reality of this song and its message.

@colbyking5423

4 жыл бұрын

Most True Comment Here

@greatwargaming2924

4 жыл бұрын

Ma’am you’re son is a good man and I salute him and thank him. You deserve more likes on this comment

@calvinfletcher4699

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees this the same way, that the soldiers come back praised as heroes of war but they don't feel that way. It's not a pro or anti-war song. I just express these feelings that these soldiers can't put into words.

@diamondeyes4430

4 жыл бұрын

True, however, I fear war is the only thing that is Immortal.....(Sorry, My opinion.)

@BlazingDonkeyTrash

4 жыл бұрын

@BRAEDON KERSKA it's all about your upbringing. It's not exactly normalized nowadays

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.

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.

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

@nickburns5440

9 жыл бұрын

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

9 жыл бұрын

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

9 жыл бұрын

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

9 жыл бұрын

Nick Burns theres something wrong between you and your father dude

@nickburns5440

9 жыл бұрын

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

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

8 жыл бұрын

Bless you and your fellow comrades

@gustisch

8 жыл бұрын

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

@zinnydin2345

8 жыл бұрын

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

@yanno919

8 жыл бұрын

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

@almusrosice876

8 жыл бұрын

+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.

I think this song is a perfect combination of admiring and appreciating the bravery of those who serve in the military while simultaneously cursing and loathing the politicians who send our military into unjust wars based on financial gain for themselves and the massive corporations that they're connected to. .

@brianfrost303

2 жыл бұрын

Really? Because to me it entirely mocks any type of appreciation for military intervention and implies that soldiers urinating on a captured enemy combatant or shooting at women who don't stop on command is just what soldiers do. Literally the only positive light in this song is that the soldier made friends with other soldiers (who are apparently terrible people)

@theinstruman40

2 жыл бұрын

I think you didn't get the message quite right, or at least you missed a point

@jeffburdick869

2 жыл бұрын

@@theinstruman40 hows that?

@ilukme

2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what the song is about. That's why in the end the soldier only supports the white flag because all others have personal gain and agendas associated with them in one way or another

@ryanweible9090

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffburdick869 because the meaning is really clear, so to get that its disrespecting soldiers where its really showing them in a terrible situation in a grey world where starting with good intentions can put you in situations that compromise you. most of which have direct well known examples. is pretty clearly spelled out. you kind of have to want there to be disrespect to get disrespect from it. if you want unthinking jingoism, try country music.

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.

I had a friend that was one of the smartest people that I ever knew. He was brilliant, the valedictorian of my class, and still registered for the army. I tried everything to convince him not to, but he was already set in his ways. He refused to listen to me and continued forward. After his deployment, he got back completely different. He made friends along the way and none of them survived. He got no support from the people around him and they still wonder why he is living in seclusion when he had so much potential.

@thomasparker8449

4 жыл бұрын

the people around him now are no longer his people , needs other brother Veterans.

@External29

4 жыл бұрын

A life of seclusion?? I sure wouldn't mind that kind of life. I may not have served for my country (USA), but I would like a solitary life since I was never treated fairly as I should have been. My family raised me the right way, but when I got to my teen years and up until now, people never truly gave back the same respect that I was taught from my family. That's why I stopped caring about making "friends" because there's never truly such a thing. I don't even know what people are anymore.

@greatwargaming2924

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t like the line “and still registered for the army” like they are a lesser form of being. Some of the smartest men I’ve looked up to in my life have been from the Army and all branches of our military. You don’t have to be a dumb grunt with a death wish to be a soldier, that man served his country and I salute him.

@diamondeyes4430

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your friend....I hope he gets some help

@GameLorePage

4 жыл бұрын

@@greatwargaming2924 Lol there's no point in putting this message out there bro, intelligent people aren't ignorant like that, they already get it. Those who think only idiots serve won't be convinced in any case because of their ignorance.

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

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

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

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

@gwfarmer1321

10 жыл бұрын

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

10 жыл бұрын

joshstewart1321 True as it is, its still very depressing.

@shinki451

10 жыл бұрын

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

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

@happynsleepy

10 жыл бұрын

trill

@dannyfdana

10 жыл бұрын

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

10 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

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.

"they took off his clothes... They pissed in his hands..." My entire class laughed at this, Depressing.

@Shad0w_Cha0s3m3ralds

5 жыл бұрын

what the fuck is wrong with your class dude?!?!

@shrimpdragon1353

5 жыл бұрын

Bruh get a new class pls

@donaldstample8938

4 жыл бұрын

bunch of white kids for sure

@omaryanezzavala3295

4 жыл бұрын

Mars Bar 😥😥😰😪😭

@edgy7903

4 жыл бұрын

@@Shad0w_Cha0s3m3ralds nothing wrong with laughing at those lines

surprisingly never heard this one before. y'all are awesome. thank you for everything you've done and do

@Gooses_Pond

3 жыл бұрын

like, im not against the individuals and the choice they made to serve. Serving the interests of corporations and the selfish desires of governments is not honorable it is evil and it is working against humans. Before we are a member of society we are a living being of this earth and human beings. We have an unspoken and inalienable responsibilty to this earth and all the species in it before performing any duty given to us by society

@gifctdotorgthought-police3706

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gooses_Pond “Monsters Have No Right to Judge” We all have a past that will haunt us to our dying breath. It will consume you if given half a chance. You see, life is subjective and ultimately based upon one's own introspective. Some of us have left bodies bruised and broken to a point from which they will never recover. Others have left a string of broken hearts alongside the pile of depleted husks that they once referred to as friends, or even family. They are casualties of the havoc and devastation we left in the wake of our passing. Under varying perspectives, these are all examples of victims. These unfortunate souls, are left ruined before being discarded by our trivial yet egotistical justifications. If one refuses to accept that they are personally responsible, it leads down a slippery slope that is known as denial. Regardless of our intention, this path can lead us into believing that we were the “true” victims of circumstance. Potentially, this can transform us into a “wolf in sheep's clothing”. It is an act of selfishness to allow ourselves to believe this lie. Everyone has a history that fades along with the passage of time. Still the past is the past; even if it is forgotten. Something considered trivial to one, may be pivotal to another. I guess what I am trying to say is, that we must never give up and always strive to be better. Just know that you fail in the same second that you think you succeed. ~W.B.J.~

@louisajones9015

3 жыл бұрын

good afternoon bridge4, surprsingly me neither! well not until today!!! have a good day x

@tadeychymm8322

3 жыл бұрын

listen to it again and carefuly its abaut travma from joining milatati

When the old man says 'hey son,have you seen the world' I first thought that he was saying being a soldier will take you to places and you can see different places and things. But now I think the old man was saying have you seen the world as in the real world.an ugly world filled with chaos and blood and gore and crimes.and to really see it with your eyes, be a soldier.cause war IS one of the representation of this world.

@psyclopsus

3 жыл бұрын

I think you had it right the first time. Recruiters DEFINITELY try to sell it as a big vacation on the government’s dime. My recruiter used to ask kids what their plans were for the year after graduation and if they said I don’t know he would say “fries are up!” indicating they’d be a loser still in their hometown working at McDonald’s OR they could sign a contract and “go see the world.” They don’t really want young impressionable kids to contemplate actually having to kill another human, they want to lure you in with al the positive possibilities and breeze over the parts about killing or being killed. They definitely don’t mention the lifetime of horrible images burned into your mind and the nightmares and mental distress after you’ve done your duty if it comes to it

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

​"War is organised murder & nothing else" Harry Patch Last surviving soldier ww1

@e.gonzalez3739

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, in some instances that could be true....but was it just, “organized murder” when the US & Allies defeated the Nazis and liberated those suffering in the concentration camps? Let’s also not soil and forget the memory of those heroes.

@1080sucks

5 жыл бұрын

@@cotton-headedninnymuggins9596 My friends dad was an MP WW2. He was at some of the camps. What took place in those camps is far worse than the movie version. There is no doubt the intent was to destroy these people.

@akemi-ej5545

5 жыл бұрын

"War is sanctioned murder, no matter what side you're on." - Sarah J Maas (From my favorite book series)

@northernyetigaming8566

4 жыл бұрын

@@1080sucks my great grandpa helped liberate some concentration camps. He never spoke about it and he was very quiet.

@1080sucks

4 жыл бұрын

@@northernyetigaming8566 My army buddies dad was an MP WW2 was involved in evidence gathering re the caps. He had kept some pics from those days. I can still see some of them 30 years after seeing them. People don't realise the horror or don't want to. Humanity the best & the worst of the world.

The song is amazing. I've found the translation, and was shocked by it. I really like the idea that there are people in the USA who understand such things. Greetings from Russia, we are not crazy agressors, too) It's all from polititians, not simple people. Peace.

@HiddenLord

4 жыл бұрын

Russians saying they are not aggressors is like me Pole saying we don't like vodka. I respect Russians as our Slavic brothers but that's that kind of brother who is abusive, beating you all the time, also wants to take your land, your woman, give you communism and enslave you and annihilate you. Not best kind of brother.

@Gringo9300

4 жыл бұрын

@@HiddenLord lol)

@Gringo9300

4 жыл бұрын

@kuskus I can answer only for myself, not for all people living in my country. The situation in Ukraine is awful, and there are many young people who understand it. Unfortunately, not the biggest part of them.

@rayhendrickson8055

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gringo9300 I get you, and there was a time more of us did too. Jimmy Dean, country singer turned breakfast guy, recorded a song during the Cold War called "Ivan," it was meant to be listened to as an open message to the general Russian population, about how we've got more similarities than differences, and if we could just get our people to sit down together, we would realize that for ourselves..

@brantleyrimmer2055

2 жыл бұрын

Peace from North Carolina!

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

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! ✌️🤜

A note to CoD players, war is NOTHING like cod, in cod, one kill just is another. In war, that person had a life, probably a family. Just think 'bout that.

@nicraptor11

9 жыл бұрын

Damian ONeill I'd like to leave the same note, to Battelfield. Guys, that 2000m headshot? That was a man, just like you, just trying to hold out for his wife and kids. When you took that shot, finished that math, you ended a life, traumitised his kids, reduced his spouse to a sobbing wreck, and destroyed their lives. Chew on that.

@Exxt3R

9 жыл бұрын

nicraptor11 Damian ONeill That may be true, but there are some people that just want to cause suffering to others. This kind of people needs to die. And let me tell you, if someone comes and threatens my precious people I won't hesitate to kill them. And if someone manages to hurt them, I will butcher them. No matter the cost and consequences.

@Dirty_Rig

9 жыл бұрын

Damian ONeill why do you attack CoD like that there are many other war games out there not just CoD but i do agree that games are not like real life in real life war is a literal hell

@xephthetamagochi4046

9 жыл бұрын

Lilith Silentscream Because most of the people in that recruitment line thought it would be something fun because they enjoy CoD. I hear it often when i walk by the office here. It is quite different. one if a game another is real. one has respawn another has none. One your choices can be undone..and once more one your choices can not. Not saying ALL people are like that, but a lot of the younger ones in my town think that way.

@xephthetamagochi4046

9 жыл бұрын

***** I know that, sadly most of the younger ones don't. they see it as a game until they actually get there.

He said "Son, have you seen the world? Well, what would you say if I said that you could? Just carry this gun and you'll 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 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 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 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 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 And 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 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 It's the only flag I trust He said, "Son, have you seen the world? Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"

@sonamdawabhutia8416

5 жыл бұрын

Aq

@fluxmisdemeanor829

4 жыл бұрын

A flag I *had trust.

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

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.

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

10 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

He sings with so much emotion!

@nitsuagaming6121

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed

Learnt how to cover this recently after remembering it exists due to the current Ukraine/Russia conflicts. This song breaks my heart more than it ever did.

And only the dead truly see the end of war.

AS LONG AS THERE IS PROFITS IN WAR... THE WORLD WILL NEVER KNOW PEACE...✌

@alyouknow2163

5 жыл бұрын

Can't agree more!!!! :(

@actualfactual8737

5 жыл бұрын

@@alyouknow2163 Zionistz should fight their own wars.

@nikos-parisbalasis6811

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe one day my brother ,God will make everything right!! Don't worry though and i hope to Almighty Jesus Christ to help u see the light☺☺💝💝💝

@theshaydedlotus3128

5 жыл бұрын

"The Arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."- Martin Luther King Jr.

@enasal-qawamshe374

4 жыл бұрын

The sad reality

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

@NhBleker

7 жыл бұрын

Harmony Kirkey If you say so.

@tanjashangdi507

7 жыл бұрын

Harmony Kirkey the reference tho :'(

@acecrizpy5101

6 жыл бұрын

I’m crying too buddy, join on in.

@briancreech9990

6 жыл бұрын

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

@dxtkhajiit3421

6 жыл бұрын

*My Face is Raining

I just have to add one thing to this masterpiece. DON'T TRUST FLAGS!

It’s Memorial Day, currently sitting in my living room by myself drinking and bawling my eyes out just thinking about all my homies I lost. Just lost another one of my friends very recently. His mom live streamed part of the funeral privately for all of us that couldn’t be there. As soon as they started folding the flag from his casket I lost it and couldn’t watch it anymore. Tim is such a good songwriter. As a vet this song hits me so deep and it’s such a lyrically good song. I don’t think the song is disrespecting us service members it’s more so just saying how dumb war is.