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Jan 21st 2013!⃝Obviously ther's many versions but mine is from the album "Brothers in arms", of which I like the most.
It's af very sad song with it's own pathos allthough it's not written i moll, which is interesting.
Primarily it's af song against war, - any war in fact, though many like to link it to a specific war.
Taken the verses and word, it could address many wars in recent time, the Falklands and the Vietnam wars of which I think is the two most likely candidates for this song.
Perhaps not the war in Vietnam, but what became for many of the homecomings.
The 1st vers. (two person are present).
The one who's living it, and the one(the storyteller) who tells about the future dreams(as a comfort) of returning home putting the brotherhood of war all aside.
The 2.nd vers. (a view to or of the past)
Tells about the horrible things in the war they have experienced together and stood beside all the way supporting each other.
The 3.rd vers.
Thinking about life of which "we" just have once and should cherish more than war.
The 4th vers.
Her comes the death"scene" the sun is gone and the moon is high, it's the parting.
It wil be remenbered your took your hard part(every line in your palm)
The sad recognition even to the adversery part, - wars i foolish.
What is essentiel for determining which war in the song, is the word "home"?
Then comes the "dream" of returning but when, and how far is this away.
Then comes, how past is the past in vers 2?
It could mean both the time with the Falklands war for British soldiers.
But it could allso mean the returning US soldiers from Vietnam, there now live i the american forrest and never came home to live "the american dream".
