Lyrics
They swept him off to Japan isles
Character was sent to Japan isles
With burning bombs falling from the sky
Describes a bombing experience with falling bombs
In bullet rain your poor man died
Expresses the death of a man in a bullet rain
I was the medic for the Fightin’ 13th
Speaker served as a medic for the Fightin' 13th
He begged and cried and asked me to
A plea from the dying man to convey a message
To take these words to give to you
Task to deliver last words to someone
Three bullet wounds and his life was through
Description of the man's fatal wounds
He didn’t live to see the end of that day
The man didn't survive the day
Oh your man how he sends his love
A message conveying the man's love
“Screaming all the way down from the underground”
Quoting the man's emotional state
He sits at a table just for one and he waits for the day that he sees you again
Depicts the man waiting alone for a reunion
My poor girl you’re all alone
Acknowledgment of the woman's loneliness
With no big man to call your own
Reference to the man's return home
But backpacking he’ll come back home
Optimistic view of the man's return
And you’ll sing glory hallelujah that day
An expression of joy for the anticipated reunion
(AMEN)
(AMEN) - Possible indication of agreement or affirmation
But romance is a poison drop
Describes romance as a harmful element
And when those tears from your eyes stop
When tears stop, the relationship ends
Then down the drain that ring will drop
Symbolic loss of commitment (ring down the drain)
Disgracing his memory
Impact of the failed relationship on the man's memory
Oh your man how he sends his love
Reiteration of the man's love message
“Screaming all the way down from the underground”
Quoting the man's emotional state again
He sits at a table just for one
Repetition of the man's solitary wait
And he waits for the day that he sees you again
Reaffirmation of the man's longing for a reunion
And the brave men are fighting on
Reference to other brave men still fighting
“Fight on fight on fight on”
A rallying cry for perseverance in the fight
With their guns pressed on their shoulders
Description of soldiers with guns
“Tryin’, tryin,’ hard”
Expression of effort to survive
They’re trying not to die
Struggle to avoid death
“‘Cause we’re going’ home”
Anticipation of going home, but not tonight
They’re going home to see their mothers
Returning soldiers' desire to see their mothers
But not tonight
Clarification that the return is not immediate
Oh your man how he sends his love
Reiteration of the man's love message
“Screaming all the way down from the underground”
Quoting the man's emotional state once more
He sits at a table just for one
Repetition of the man's solitary wait
And he waits for the day that he sees you again
Reaffirmation of the man's longing for a reunion
Oh your man how he sends his love
Further emphasis on the man's love message
“Screaming all the way down from the underground”
Quoting the man's emotional state again
He sits at a table just for one
Repetition of the man's solitary wait
And he waits for the day that he sees you again
Reaffirmation of the man's longing for a reunion
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