Lyrics
These mist covered mountains
Reference to mountains covered in mist, symbolizing a distant and mysterious place.
Are a home now for me
Expressing a connection to the mist-covered mountains as a current home.
But my home is the lowlands
Despite the connection to the mountains, the true home is described as the lowlands.
And always will be.
Affirmation that the lowlands will always be the fundamental home.
Some day you'll return to
Anticipation of a future return to one's original home, valleys, and farms.
Your valleys and your farms
Describing the journey through destructive fields, possibly a metaphor for life's challenges.
And you'll no longer burn
Imagining a point where the desire for conflict diminishes, and there's no more burning passion for war.
To be brothers in arms.
Expressing the aspiration to be united again as brothers in peaceful harmony.
verse two:
Beginning of the second verse.
Through these fields of destruction
Reflecting on the destruction witnessed during a baptism of fire, possibly a war experience.
Baptism of fire
Describing the intense experience of a battle as a baptism of fire.
I've witnessed your suffering
Acknowledging the suffering endured by others during the escalating battle.
As the battle raged higher.
Recognition of witnessing the increasing intensity of the battle.
And though they did hurt me so bad
Despite personal suffering, acknowledging the pain inflicted by others.
In my fear and alarm
Expressing fear and alarm in the midst of chaos.
You did not desert me
Gratitude for not being abandoned by comrades during a difficult time.
My brothers in arms.
Affirming the enduring bond with fellow soldiers as brothers in arms.
verse three:
Beginning of the third verse.
There's so many different worlds
Reflecting on the existence of diverse worlds and realities.
So many different suns
Highlighting the multitude of suns, representing different perspectives and experiences.
And we have just one world
Emphasizing the shared responsibility for one world despite living in different ones.
But we live in different ones.
Highlighting the disconnect caused by living in separate realities.
verse four:
Beginning of the fourth verse.
Now the sun's gone to hell
Describing the end of the day and the descent into darkness.
And the moon's riding high
Contrasting the setting sun and the rising moon, possibly symbolizing cycles of life.
Let me bid you farewell
Bidding farewell, acknowledging the inevitability of death for every individual.
Every man has to die.
Philosophical reflection on the universal truth that every person must face mortality.
But it's written in the starlight
Referring to destiny and fate written in the stars, and the lines on one's palm as indicators of individual paths.
And every line in your palm
Emphasizing the folly of engaging in war, especially against those who are essentially brothers.
We're fools to make war
Highlighting the senselessness of conflict and the shared humanity that should unite people.
On our brothers in arms...
Reiterating the central theme of brotherhood and the futility of making war against one's own kin.
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