Album: Avenged Sevenfold (2007)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This song describes the history of war and how we still pursue the same thing and kill each other to this day. Lead singer M. Shadows describes how we're lost in the sense that we still haven't found out that war and killing each other doesn't fix anything.
  • The song is part of the group's fourth album, Avenged Sevenfold. They went out of their way to defy expectations on the album, so on this song they used Auto-Tune on Shadows' vocals in the bridge and chorus. That effect was all the rage in hip-hop at the time, and A7X thought it would be fun to experiment with it.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Dan Reed

Dan ReedSongwriter Interviews

Dan cracked the Top 40 with "Ritual," then went to India and spent 2 hours with the Dalai Lama.

Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs

Richard Butler of The Psychedelic FursSongwriter Interviews

Psychedelic Furs lead singer Richard Butler talks about their first album since 1991 and explains what's really going on in "Pretty In Pink."

Janis Ian

Janis IanSongwriter Interviews

One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15.

Jimmy Jam

Jimmy JamSongwriter Interviews

The powerhouse producer behind Janet Jackson's hits talks about his Boyz II Men ballads and regrouping The Time.

Yoko Ono

Yoko OnoSongwriter Interviews

At 80 years old, Yoko has 10 #1 Dance hits. She discusses some of her songs and explains what inspired John Lennon's return to music in 1980.

Harry Wayne Casey of KC and The Sunshine Band

Harry Wayne Casey of KC and The Sunshine BandSongwriter Interviews

Harry Wayne Casey tells the stories behind KC and The Sunshine Band hits like "Get Down Tonight," "That's The Way (I Like It)," and "Give It Up."