What do you think Survivor Guilt means?

Rise Against - Survivor Guilt Meaning

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Survivor Guilt Lyrics

Intro
(What are you talking about? America is not going to be destroyed.

Never? Rome was destroyed. Greece was destroyed. Persia was destroyed. Spain was destroyed. All great countries are destroyed. Why not yours? How much longer do you...

  1. anonymous
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    Apr 15th 2011 !⃝

    I read in a kerrang interview with Rise Agaisnt that this is meant to be from the perspective of a ghost, the ghost of a man who was killed in the twin Iraq wars, or Afghani war, hence the lyrics, "fought your fight, bought your lie
    and in return I lost my life?" and the intro is quoted from catch 22.

  2. Sight_Unseen
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    Mar 22nd 2011 !⃝

    This song is the spiritual successor to Hero of War. It is clearly an anti-war song that is trying to emphasize the pointlessness and waste of lives that wars really are.

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