Song Description
A protest song against a hypocritical government official who sends soldiers to war with nothing more than "empty wishes" and "hopeless lies"
| Song Length |
4:34 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Enraged, Livid |
Subject |
Protest, War |
| Similar Artists |
Bruce Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I held my brother, as he puffed his last word
?Salvation?, he said; or that?s what I heard
Another heart broke, for freedom he thought
I couldn?t bear to explain that he really fought for
Empty wishes
Hopeless lies
There?s no salvation
Just worthless lives
You?re a man of the book, so why don?t you read?
You?re a man of the people, so why can?t you lead?
If your children were in the same place as me
Would you say the same things, would you continue to be
Empty wishes
Hopeless lies
There?s no salvation
For worthless lives
Do you know what it?s like when you love somebody?
Do you know how it feels when you kill somebody?
Do you know what it?s like when you lose somebody?
Do you know how it feels when you hate somebody?
My wife had a dream, I shared it too
But now I?m afraid we won?t see it through
So when you come to her door with my purple heart
Please don?t go in, don?t you tear her apart, apart with your
Empty wishes
Hopeless lies
There?s no salvation
For your worthless lives
Do you know what it?s like when you love somebody?
Do you know how it feels when you kill somebody?
Do you know what it?s like when you lose somebody?
Do you know how it feels when you hate somebody?