Boy Soldier
Lost Childhood: The Haunting Journey of a Boy Soldier
Lyrics
I am a boy soldier
Expresses identification as a young soldier.
Look into my eyes
Inviting others to observe the emotions and experiences reflected in the speaker's eyes.
I'm tired and older
Feeling weary and aged beyond years, likely due to the hardships faced.
Than the dead man by my side
Comparing oneself as more fatigued or weathered than the deceased person nearby.
I can take your soul
Claiming the power to end someone's life swiftly and effortlessly.
In a flash and a smile
Describing the ease with which the speaker can take a life, contrasted with a cheerful expression.
And my home, and my name, and my life
Expressing the profound distance between the speaker and their past life, home, and identity.
Lie so very far behind me
Highlighting the significant emotional and physical detachment from the speaker's previous life.
Every second in no man's land
Describing the ongoing perilous situation in a war zone.
I hold my life in these small hands
Signifying the fragility of life, held precariously in the speaker's young hands.
Every day in a world gone mad
Reflecting on the chaos and madness of the world in which the speaker lives.
Hard to face who I am
Expressing the difficulty in accepting one's own identity in such a hostile environment.
Once we were children
Recalling a time when the speaker and others were innocent children.
Once we played in the morning light
Reminiscing about playful moments in the morning light from the past.
Once we were children
Reiterating the previous line about the innocence of childhood.
One morning they came
Describing the abrupt intrusion of soldiers disrupting the peaceful life of childhood.
The soldiers took us away
Depicting the forcible removal of children by soldiers, likely for military purposes.
I am a boy soldier
Reaffirming identification as a young soldier, highlighting a vacant or hollow expression.
See my eyes' empty stare
Emphasizing the emptiness or lack of emotion in the speaker's gaze.
Each day explodes with pain
Conveying the overwhelming pain experienced daily, perhaps due to the trauma of war.
And it's more than I can bare
Expressing that the burden of suffering is more than the speaker can endure.
The ghosts of the slain
Referring to the memories or spirits of those who were killed, haunting the speaker's thoughts.
Are the shadows in my eyes
Stating that the shadows in the speaker's eyes are reflections of the deceased.
And I dream tomorrow will come
Expressing a hope for a better future or relief from the ongoing suffering.
And carry me away
Desiring to be carried away from the current harrowing circumstances.
Every second in No Man's Land
Reiteration of the perilousness of life in a war-torn area.
I hold my life in these small hands
Reemphasizing the fragility and responsibility of holding onto life in difficult circumstances.
Every day in a world gone mad
Reflecting on the continuous struggle of existing in a chaotic world.
Hard to face who I am
Expressing the challenge of accepting one's identity in the midst of chaos and adversity.
Once we were children
Revisiting the memory of a time when innocence prevailed in the speaker's life.
Once we played in the morning light
Recalling carefree moments experienced in the brightness of the morning.
Once we were dreamers
Acknowledging that there was a time when the speaker had dreams and aspirations.
One morning they came
Describing the sudden intrusion of soldiers disrupting the dreams and aspirations of childhood.
The soldiers took us away
Reiterating the forcible removal of children by soldiers, echoing the previous mention.
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