Story Behind The Song
Soldier returns from war knowing that he's the only one from his hometown to do so. Contrasts the tranquility of his pastoral home with the death and destruction he's come from and remembering the boys he grew up with.
| Song Length |
3:09 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Gloomy |
Subject |
War, Patriotic |
| Similar Artists |
Simon & Garfunkel |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1800 - 1899 |
| |
Lyrics
Light in August, green in May Marchin Home from the great war
A young confederate boy is home to stay
He climbs a ridge, descends a hill he's home at last
And aint it strange to be alive when all my brothers have died
Marching home from the great war
You've got to say good bye to an endless daydream
Say hello to an endless war
We kill heroes in every daydream but we kill soldiers before they're born
See the heal of the dead masked shadow, as he fights in his private war
You know he's fighting for a different reason, But he's sure he's winning in the final score
say good bye to an endless daydream
Say hello to an endless war
We kill heroes in every daydream but we kill soldiers before they're born