Album: We Don't Need To Whisper (2006)

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• The ocean is on fire
  The sky turned dark again as the boats came in
  And the beaches, stretched out with soldiers
  With their arms and guns, it has just begun
  
  Believe, you want this
  Believe, I want this too
  
  Why won't you tell me that it's almost over?
  Why must this tear my head inside out?
  
  And the houses, laid out like targets
  With the deafening sound, we watched them all go down
  And the families, now useless bodies
  They lay still black and blue, a gift from us to you
  
  Believe, you want this
  Believe, do I want this too?
  
  Why won't you tell me that it's almost over?
  Why must this tear my head inside out?
  
  Believe
  Believe, you want this too
  
  Why won't you tell me that it's almost over?
  Why must this tear my head inside out?
  Why won't you tell me that it's almost over?
  Why must this tear my head inside out? Writer/s: Thomas DeLonge
  Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

• Robert from Ottawa, OnI too thought WWII. I appreciated the sense that Tom was not taking a stance for or against, just that war sucks.
• Tyler from Bonney Lake, WaI thought it was talking about a Friday Night Football game. The ocean on fire being the lit up field, sky turned dark again because they're played at night, boats came in can be buses coming in, the beaches stretching out soldiers can be football players lining up on the side line, with there arms and guns or with their helmets and pads. I thought it's just a really metaphoric song
• Caz from Minnesot Lake, Nmgreat song reminds me of my summer
• J-dog from Madison, WiIts a louder song, it ok
• Ben from Lexington , Kyyeah your right. most of the album is about WWII if im correct
• Mollzy from Sturgeon Bay, Wii thought this song was about world war II..... like went it talks about the boats coming in w/ soldiers, i was talking about d-day. Also when it says "And the houses laid out like targets, With the deafening sound we watched them all go down." :: i thought it ment that is was the bomb at Hiroshima.

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