Lyrics
Straight down the line with love, straight down the line with hate
Contrasts the experience of love and hate, suggesting a dualistic nature.
I never felt so good, I never felt so great
Expresses an unprecedented positive emotion, feeling exceptionally good.
It all looks so familiar, it's all very few willing to (sic)
Highlights the familiarity of the situation, with few willing to confront it.
Cross the military ground I am lost but I'll be found
Suggests being lost in a military environment but hopeful of being found.
Sunshine, gunfire, enemy I won't be getting hurt today
Describes a setting with sunshine, gunfire, and enemies, but a determination not to get hurt.
Fifteen miles without a break just for one more month of grace
Enduring a challenging journey without rest, seeking an extension of grace.
I have said romance is dead
Declares the death of romance and acknowledges destructive thoughts.
Created destruction in my head
Acknowledges the creation of destructive thoughts within the mind.
But I did not know it's a soldier soaked in blood
Realizes the involvement of a soldier in bloodshed, changing the perspective.
But I never felt so good
Despite acknowledging the soldier's involvement, expresses feeling good.
Straight down the line with love, straight down the line with hate
Reiterates the theme of navigating between love and hate.
I never felt so good today, I never felt so great
Reaffirms the positive emotions, feeling good and great.
He made me a meal out of the scraps then he talked to a photograph
Describes a selfless act, making a meal from scraps and empathizing through a photograph.
He would rather take your pain than see you get hurt this way
Preferably enduring pain oneself rather than seeing someone else hurt.
'Cause you can't make it alone, you can't make it alone
Emphasizes the inability to overcome challenges alone.
You can never go, you can never know
Reflects on the unknown and the impossibility of complete understanding.
Don't go any further, don't go any further
Advises against progressing further, possibly indicating caution or limits.
I never knew that it could feel so good, I never knew that it could feel so good, ah
Expresses surprise and joy at the newfound positive feelings.
I never knew that it could feel so good, I never knew that it could feel so good, ah
-'Cause a feeling I know is a soldier soaked in blood, but you never felt so good
Associates a positive feeling with a soldier soaked in blood, adding complexity to emotions.
Straight down the line with love, straight down the line with hate
Repeats the theme of navigating through love and hate.
I never felt so good, I never felt so great
Reiterates the intense positive emotions experienced.
Straight down the line straight up the field straight down the line nothing is real
Describes a journey or experience, suggesting the surreal nature of reality.
Imploding come bursting, better yet the scent of death
Evokes imagery of implosion, bursting, and the scent of death, possibly reflecting on the fragility of existence.
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