Story Behind The Song
Mohammad is a suicide bomber. Johnny is an American schoolboy who goes to school with a gun to shoot up his classmates. how are they different? how are they the same? can't you see that we are all martyrs in these wars? it's not just about Afghanista
Song Description
it's about modern martyrdom, how we are all martyrs in wars we might not even know about, wars taking place abroad and here at home. we are all called by our various jihads, some we don't even recognize as jihads.
| Song Length |
2:28 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Rock - New Wave |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Disconcerted, Mad |
Subject |
World, Protest |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Petty, The Clash |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
working for the jihad
Muhammad's fifteen
gonna be a suicide bomb
Johnny's fifteen
goes to school with a gun
we are martyrs one and all
what does it matter anymore?
we are martyrs in this war
we are martyrs one and all
it could be so beautiful
can't you hear the jihad calling you?
Muhammad flew up
to heaven on a white horse
Johnny's locked up
says he feels no remorse