Story Behind The Song
I met once this Mister Feldman who fled the Nazis from Czechoslovakia and ended up in Russia where he was put in jail because he was Jewish and because the Russians were very suspicious.The Russians would release him before each battle, order him to fight and put him back in jail after the battle.That's how he survived the war. He made it...tens of thousands of other "inmates" were not that lucky
Song Description
Barricades
The very fine line between being remembered forever and forgotten forever
Existential question.
| Song Length |
3:34 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Serene |
Subject |
Determination, Philosophy |
| Similar Artists |
Josh Ritter, David Gray |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Barricades
Feel the bullet
Searing through me
Clutch the flag even tighter
Crawl towards
My destination
Raise the flag like a fighter
A thousand barricades
Won't compromise me
I will succeed
Where hundreds have fallen
And plant my fierceness
Deep in the cold ground
Where those forgotten
Lie still and frozen
Acts of bravery
May immortalize me
Honor so arbitrary
Play the dead man
Take a step back
But remorse will still kill me
A thousand barricades
Won't compromise me
I will succeed
Where hundreds have fallen
Should I pray to the same God
The one who condemned
To this hell
To this hell