Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
Imagine -- John Lennon
Always loved this song, and this verse in particular. I liken it to an exhale after feeling a tremendous amount of stress.
I can feel your fear and weakness
I see my own in the mirrors of your eyes
Carved into a corner hopeless
There's death ahead and doom behind
There's a bad storm blowing in
And most of us won't make it
The wreckage of your past
Means nothing now, forsake it
It only fell apart 'cause you let it
Bled of all you had to lose
Pick up the pieces with your broken
Hands
Broken Hands -- Lamb of God
While not for everyone, I love the way Randy Blythe and Mark Morton write. To me this is about realizing we are all scared and worried, but if you don't man up and be accountable for what you do in life then you're already doomed.
I can't remember anything
Can't tell if this is true or dream
Deep down inside I feel to scream
This terrible silence stops me
Now that the war is through with me
I'm waking up, I cannot see
That there is not much left of me
Nothing is real but pain now
One -- Metallica
I only pasted two verses but the whole song for me really captures the idea of a soldier being left with literally nothing after the war. And the way they compose the song just adds to that tormented reality.
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