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I've never really been in to song lyrics and interpretations, it's mostly been about sound to me. But every once in a while I listen to a song and its lyrics and try to think about what exactly they're trying to say. One particular song that I've liked has always confused me. Just certain lines in it, so I don't really understand what they're trying to say. So, I wanted to put it out to the rest of CoN to see what they thought.

This song was released last year and is from a group that was popular in the 70s and 80s. Your parents would probably remember them and because I was born in the early 80s and my mom listened to all the popular music, I enjoy the group. So please, let me know your thoughts on this song.

Peacekeeper - Fleetwood Mac

We make all of our suns the same
Everyone will suffer the fire we've made
They all explode just the same
And there's no going back on the plans we've laid.

Peacekeeper take your time wait for the dark of night
Soon all the suns will rise
Peacekeeper don't tell why don't be afraid to fight
Love is the sweet surprise

Only creatures who are on their way
Ever poison their own well
But we still have to time to hate
And there's still something we can sell

Peacekeeper take your time wait for the dark of night
Soon all the suns will rise
Peacekeeper don't tell why don't be afraid to fight
Love is the sweet surprise

When the night is cold and still when you thought you'd had your fill
Take all the time you will this is not a test it's not a drill
Take no prisoners only kill

You know all of our friends are gods
And they have to tell us how to paint our face
But there's only one brush we need
It's the one that neer leaves a trace

Peacekeeper take your time wait for the dark of night
Soon all the suns will rise
Peacekeeper don't tell why don't be afraid to fight
Love is the sweet surprise

When the night is cold and still when you thought you'd had your fill
This is not a test it's not a drill take no prisoners only kill.


Let me know what you all think.

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Elena Indurain

Currently Playing: Suikoden II

Kind of looks to me like they're trying to say soldiers are scum.

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"I had to write four novels before they let me write comic books."
-Brad Meltzer

Finally an answer. Not an in depth one but an answer. But someone may as well close this thread because it obviously isn't bringing quite the response I was hoping, which was an actual response and maybe even debate.

Edit

I don't remember exactly which part of 2003 this came out in but I think it may have been around the time that Bush was planning or had done the attack on Iraq. The chorus says "wait for the dark of night" and if I remember correctly the attack on Iraq started at night.

This post has been edited by Elena1999 on 25th May 2004 22:08

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Elena Indurain

Currently Playing: Suikoden II

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Your parents would probably remember them

Why do I suddenly feel so old?

Anyways, as to your question, it seems to me to be talking about a nuclear holocaust. The only part I'm still unsure of is:

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You know all of our friends are gods
And they have to tell us how to paint our face
But there's only one brush we need
It's the one that neer leaves a trace

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~Justin
Murphy was an optimist.

It's about someone who's very afraid.

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When the night is cold and still when you thought you'd had your fill
Take all the time you will this is not a test it's not a drill
Take no prisoners only kill

He thinks himself high-and-mighty, but deep down he knows he's small and unimportant and still he wants to show off his own strenght, wich he actually does not have.

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I mean not to take over this topic, but you could also think about these:

Lay beside me
Tell me what they've done
Speak the words I wanna hear
To make my demons run
The door is locked now
But it's open if you're true
If you can understand the me
Then I can understand the you

Lay beside me
Under wicked sky
Through black of day
Dark of night
We share this pair of lives
The door cracks open
But there's no sun shining through
Black heart scarring darker still
But there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining through
No, there's no sun shining

What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn the stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you?
Yeah
What I've felt
What I've known
Sick and tired
I stand alone
Could you be there
'Cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?

Come lay beside me
This won't hurt, I swear
She loves me not
She loves me still
But she'll never love again
She lay beside me
But she'll be there when I'm gone
Black heart scarring darker still
Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone
Yes, she'll be there when I'm gone
Dead sure she'll be there

What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn the stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you?
Yeah
What I've felt
What I've known
Sick and tired
I stand alone
Could you be there
'Cause I'm the one who waits for you
Or are you unforgiven too?

Lay beside me
Tell me what I've done
The door is closed, so are your eyes
But now I see the sun
Now I see the sun
Yes, now I see it

What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn the stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you?
Yeah
What I've felt
What I've known
So sick and tired
I stand alone
Could you be there
'Cause I'm the one who waits
The one who waits for you

Oh
What I've felt
What I've known
Turn the pages
Turn the stone
Behind the door
Should I open it for you?
So I dub thee unforgiven
Oh, what I've felt
Oh, what I've known
I take this key
And I bury it in you
Because you're unforgiven too

Never free
Never me
'Cause you're unforgiven too

I kinda think it's 'bout vampires, but seriously it's probably about someone's love problems. what do you think?

This post has been edited by SilverMaduin on 26th May 2004 11:00

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I'll go into detail then.
And this all goes with my "Soldiers are scum" interpretation.

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Everyone will suffer the fire we've made
They all explode just the same

People mean nothing. There is no difference between them, since they all do the same thing when hit with a bomb/napalm.

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And there's no going back on the plans we've laid.

Once the order is given, it's given. There is no questioning.

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Peacekeeper take your time wait for the dark of night

Soldiers take their time with the killing, and do so in the most unfair circumstances, like middle of the night.

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Peacekeeper don't tell why don't be afraid to fight

Keep your sins to yourself, and don't show emotion when you commit them.

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Only creatures who are on their way
Ever poison their own well
But we still have to time to hate

Soldiers come and pretend to be "friends," but leave where they came from in shambles and destroyed. But the people get to live long enough to know they've been betrayed.

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When the night is cold and still when you thought you'd had your fill
Take all the time you will this is not a test it's not a drill
Take no prisoners only kill

When the mission's over, keep going.

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You know all of our friends are gods
And they have to tell us how to paint our face

People are weak and will blindly follow.
Modern soldiers are no different from the savages of old.

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But there's only one brush we need
It's the one that neer leaves a trace

A good soldier is one who keeps from letting you know he was there.

I agree, SMad. Your song kind of says "You screwed up so bad you're dead to me."

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"I had to write four novels before they let me write comic books."
-Brad Meltzer

Quote (Elena1999 @ 25th May 2004 18:04)

I don't remember exactly which part of 2003 this came out in but I think it may have been around the time that Bush was planning or had done the attack on Iraq. The chorus says "wait for the dark of night" and if I remember correctly the attack on Iraq started at night.

Just as an aside, any military commander who has technological and/or tactical superiority over the enemy is a fool not to attack at night. So, I'm not saying that it's not about Iraq, just that the line about attacking at night is not conclusive of the fact.

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"To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly

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For SilverMaduin's (too big to Quote) that's Metallica's Unforgiven II, it's a love song kinda, I'm a little scratchy but I think it was about an alchohol addiction.
"The door is closed, so are your eyes
But now I see the sun
Now I see the sun
Yes, now I see it"

Just a possibility. Metallica songs are pretty hard to interpret



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I fear my heart and fear my soul
Life goes on, it surely will,
Without me and I wonder:
Will I ever see light again?

Life goes on...