Story Behind The Song
Although this is not an autobiographical song, I tapped into the pain of losing a loved one along with the disgust of seeing young people throughout the world needlessly killed and injured in meaningless wars.
Song Description
Ever since there have been powerful, rich old men, they have been sending young men--mostly poor and politically powerless--off to die in their wars. "This" is written from the perspective of a grieving father who has lived through the torture of losing a son to another meaningless war. It's a heartbreaking one-way conversation with a politician he knows is not listening.
| Song Length |
3:26 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Outraged |
Subject |
War, Love for Child |
| Similar Artists |
Johnny Cash, Peter Himmelman |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I don't want to feel like this
I don't want to hurt like this
I don't want to think of this
I don't want to go through this
I don't want to part with this
I don't want to lose all this
I don't want to give you this
I don't want to bleed like this
They don't have to go like this
They don't have to own all this
They don't have to fall like this
They don't have to die
You don't have to cry like this
You don't have to feel all this
You don't have to deal with this
'Cause you ain't got no skin in this
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