Sobre One Man Down
El significado detrás de la letra de "One Man Down" por House of Lords
"One Man Down" es una canción que habla sobre el valor del sacrificio y la perseverancia en momentos difíciles. La canción fue escrita por el grupo estadounidense de rock progresivo House of Lords y forma parte de su álbum "Siberia", lanzado en 1990.
El contexto
La letra de la canción habla sobre un soldado que ha llegado a su vigésimo segundo año de vida y está consciente de que cada día puede ser su último. A pesar de esto, vive sin miedo ni tristeza, creyendo en que no hay futuro ni pasado.
La situación en el "jungle"
El soldado se enfrenta a un entorno hostil y peligroso, donde la guerra es una realidad diaria. La
Letra de One Man Down
I am a man in my twenty – second year And I know that each day could be my last I live each day with no sorrow or fear I believe in no future or past When I get tired and lonely I just dream of my brothers who've gone When I get tired and lonely I just a soldier on We are on man down We are on man down (We are just one man and we'll turn this thing around) (We are just one man and we'll turn this thing around) (One man down) Life here in the jungle Is peaceful and serene If you like some napalm With your coffee and your cream And out here in the jungle They play fast and loose We get agent orange In our morning orange juice But it's ok Yeah, it's alright Because they say (We are, we are) just one man down (We can, we can) turn thing around Our fearless leader says we've got to Hold our ground Life here in the jungle Is filled with savage grace A ballet of destruction Where you never see their face But it's ok Yeah, it's alright Because they say... (We are, we are) just one man down (We can, we can) turn thing around Our fearless leader says we've got to Hold our ground (C'mon boys – turn this thing around...) But there's one thing And you know it's true That one man down Could one day be you (We are, we are) just one man down (We can, we can) turn thing around Our fearless leader says we've got to Hold our ground Oh man – oh can't you see Today that one man down That one man down That one man down is me I am a man in my twenty – second year And I know that each day could be my last