"A hero of war, is that what they see?".
Vuelvo a postear con Rise Against como protagonista. Si no se escucha con atención su mensaje pasará desapercibido. La primera vez que la escuche captó mi atención y lo que provocó en mi no es fácil de describir. Mi cuerpo quiere separarse de su ser, mi corazón quiere latir a un ritmo que mi cavidad torácica no puede contener, mis piernas quieren correr... Correr a un estado de vacío. Donde no exista maldad, donde el ser humano sea eternamente inocente y donde la imaginación pueda ayudarnos a olvidar.
Y para que puedas hacerte una idea de lo que describo, dejo en este rincón el videoclip de la canción, y la letra de "Hero Of War" del disco "Appeal to Reason" del año 2008.
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
Because 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
Because 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
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?"
