I just thought I'd share this. I've listened to these guys for a long time, but I just saw this video for the first time this morning. The video is actually pretty sad if you ask me, but I realized that they speak of
Specifically the second half of the song:
"And somewhere a soldier kissed his family goodbye
And he was walking like a warrior the water in his eyes
He left in late September said he'll be back in July
Now the child is asking mommy "Why did daddy have to die?"
She says he fought for freedom, but she knows it's just a lie
'Cause her father was a veteran with benefits denied
Now the fire in her eyes burn brighter with the passin' of the minutes into hours and the hours into days and
Days turned to night, nights turned to face the other way
One sister strong holding down the whole family
It's just one in over three thousand casualties and back home we battle with the apathy
We chantin' now
Bring 'em back home,
For my brothas and my sistas who've been gone too long
We say bring 'em back home, and I don't wanna have to keep on singin' this song
We say bring 'em back home, for my brothas and my sistas who've been gone too long we say
Bring 'em back home, and I don't wanna have to keep on singin' this song
So next time you see recruiters in your school or your crib
Tell 'em thank you for the offer but you'd rather you lived
We got more than just our bodies to offer
So fuck a coffin wrapped in red, white, and blue, withdraw passed due
We disgusted with the fact we pay taxes to build tanks
Still dropping one twomp and a half to fill tanks
Got a china-mans chance to fill banks like Phil Banks
For soldiers in the future givin' thanks in advance we say
Bring 'em back home,
For my brothas and my sistas who've been gone too long
We say bring 'em back home, and I don't wanna have to keep on singin' this song
We say bring 'em back home, for my brothas and my sistas who've been gone too long we say
Bring 'em back home, and I don't wanna have to keep on singin' this song"
