Brothers in Arms

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Ever had a song that reminds you of a period in your life which is good and bad at the same time?

 

I heard "Brothers in Arms" on the radio and was suddenly overcome with a mix of emotions

I couldn't handle. My wife found me crying in the kitchen.

The song reminds me of my tour of duty in Bosnia in 1994, it reminds me of both happiness

and utter despair. It reminds me of comradery, brutality of war and the inadequacy of the

international community. It reminds me of fellow soldiers fighting, hurting and dying for

the cause. It reminds me of all those soldiers coming home again, bringing a piece of war

back home deep in their hearts and heads. It reminds me of pride, proud of being part of

a select group of individuals. Proud to be a veteran.

For all of you out there with whom I share that feeling, and for all of you who stand

beside us. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms. Peace for you all, good fortune and a quiet and

untroubled life. You deserve it.

 

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

 

These mist covered mountains

Are a home now for me

But my home is the lowlands

And always will be

Some day you'll return to

Your valleys and your farms

And you'll no longer burn

To be brothers in arms

 

Through these fields of destruction

Baptism of fire

I've watched all your suffering

As the battles raged higher

And though they did hurt me so bad

In the fear and alarm

You did not desert me

My brothers in arms

 

There's so many different worlds

So many different suns

And we have just one world

But we live in different ones

 

Now the sun's gone to hell

And the moon's riding high

Let me bid you farewell

Every man has to die

But it's written in the starlight

And every line on your palm

We're fools to make war

On our brothers in arms

 

 

Iwan "Muesli" Ruedisueli

Edited December 25, 2009 by Muesli