Hero of War by Rise Agains
| "Hero of War" | |
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| Vocal past Ascension Against | |
| from the album Appeal to Reason | |
| Released | May xx, 2009 |
| Studio | The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Genre | Acoustic |
| Length | four:13 |
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| Songwriter(s) | Rise Against |
| Producer(southward) |
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"Hero of State of war" is a 2008 song by Rise Against from the anthology Appeal to Reason. The song was mistaken to exist the album'south third single, later on a music video of the song was released on the band'south Myspace on May 20, 2009. However, it was later revealed it was only a promotional video and "Savior" is in fact, the tertiary single.
Recording [edit]
Lead vocalist Tim McIlrath wrote the music and lyrics for "Hero of State of war" during the recording sessions of Rise Confronting'due south fifth album Appeal to Reason. Toward the completion of Appeal to Reason, McIlrath thought to include an acoustic vocal he had written earlier in the sessions, simply was not certain if information technology would fit with the rest of the hardcore music on the album. He told producer Bill Stevenson about a possible audio-visual song he had written from the perspective of a state of war veteran. By coincidence, Stevenson had just idea about writing an anti-war song, and after listening to the audio-visual song, he convinced McIlrath to include it on the album.[i]
Song meaning [edit]
The song starts out with an army recruiter request the protagonist, a potential recruit, to enlist. With promises of run a risk and money, he does indeed sign upwardly. At the cease of the vocal, the protagonist, at present a veteran, recalls with bitter irony the army recruiter'southward promise that signing upwardly would hateful he could "see the world".
The protagonist sees how destructive wars are, including the destruction of his own moral scruples, every bit the protagonist is convinced, after initially protesting, to join in and participate in the torture of a prisoner. The soldier repeatedly declares his loyalty and trust in his country's flag, but after killing a woman who he later learns was carrying a white flag, he changes his mind about his former flag-waving patriotism, instead putting his trust now in the white flag. Virtually the end, the veteran reacts with revulsion to those who see him as "A hero of war, is that what they see? Just medals and scars, then damn proud of me." Tim says he was expressing sarcasm considering many people treat soldiers like heroes, even though many don't feel like heroes.
Tim McIlrath wrote this song due to the violence in the war, but also for the troops that serve overseas protecting their corresponding countries.
Music video [edit]
A music video was made for the song, although information technology wasn't released as a single from the album, and thus the vocal was mistaken to be the anthology's third unmarried. The music video was released on May 20, 2009, on the band's Myspace page.
The video fades between atomic number 82 singer Tim McIlrath sitting and singing the song while playing the audio-visual guitar, and shots of soldiers in state of war. Along these are clips of a visibly distressed soldier. The video ends with the soldier walking downwardly a street, bare-chested, with paint on his face up, while sirens go off in the background, implying he had descended into violence due to PTSD while in normal guild.
Personnel [edit]
- Tim McIlrath – lead vocals, Acoustic guitar
Charts [edit]
Weekly charts [edit]
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Run across also [edit]
- Listing of anti-war songs
References [edit]
- ^ McKibbin, Adam (October 2008). "Rise Against: A Conversation with Tim McIlrath". The Red Alert. Archived from the original on Jan 5, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "Rising Against – Hero of War". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2010" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_of_War