Everyone Is Going To War
Echoes of Conflict: Unveiling the Human Predicament
Lyrics
Well everyone is going to war
There is a widespread inclination towards engaging in war.
Everyone is going to war
Reiteration of the prevalent theme of people preparing for war.
Everyone is making time to be taking a journey to a foreign shore
Individuals are setting aside time to embark on a journey to a foreign land, possibly for military purposes.
Well everyone is going to war
Emphasis on the general population's participation in war.
Well everyone is hiding their fear
People are concealing their apprehensions and anxieties.
Everyone is hiding their fear
Reiteration of individuals hiding their fears, wishing for a more peaceful activity like fishing.
Everyone is wishing that they were out fishing instead of missing what's not here
Expressing a desire for tranquility instead of missing what is absent due to war.
Well everyone is going to war
Reiteration of the widespread involvement of people in war.
In Latvia they're killing you because you want to leave them
Specifically mentioning Latvia as a place where individuals are persecuted for wanting to leave, emphasizing the harsh consequences of dissent.
In north Kuwait they lie in state and claim that you deceived them
Referring to North Kuwait where leaders claim betrayal, suggesting political manipulation.
Into thinking that everyone was going to war
Highlighting the manipulation of public perception, creating a false belief that everyone is obligated to go to war.
Well everything is turning to rock
Indicating a shift towards hardness or harshness in various aspects of life.
Everything is turning to rock
Reiteration of the hardening of circumstances.
Things were getting softer right before I lost her
Things were becoming gentler before a personal loss, implying a connection between personal and global struggles.
It came to me as quite a shock
The realization of a personal shock coinciding with the hardening of external circumstances, possibly due to war.
That everyone was going to war
Reiteration of the widespread participation of people in war.
It's what you say not what I want or you and I will crumble
Emphasizing the importance of one's words in the context of war, suggesting that communication influences outcomes.
But it's what I want not what you say that causes me to stumble
The discrepancy between personal desires and spoken words, leading to personal difficulties during a time of war.
When everyone is going to war
Reiteration of the theme that everyone is involved in war.
Well nobody is thinking about love
Observation that love is neglected or forgotten amid the preparations for war.
Nobody is thinking about love
Reiteration of the neglect of love as everyone is focused on war.
Tired of the dreaming everyone is scheming exploding in the heavens above
People are exhausted from dreaming and scheming, with conflicts escalating in the world.
Where everyone is going to war
Reiteration that everyone is heading towards war.
Yeah everyone is going to war
Repetition to emphasize the universal involvement in war.
Everyone is going to war
Continued emphasis on the widespread participation in war.
Everyone is going to war
Reiteration that everyone is going to war.
Everyone is going
Conclusion with a firm statement that everyone is participating in war.
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