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"soldier boy" is one of their earlier works and a fictional monologue directed towards a not nearer described young soldier in an unknown combat situation. Leaving out the mechanisms that lead up to war, the song deals with the situation of an individual but faceless (and therefore universal) combatant. The song asks the questions for the purpose of the soldier's actions, obviously in order to address the meaningless and idiocy of war.

While the first two verses build up tension before the actual battle situation, the third verse finds the soldier dead on the battle field and makes the resigning remark, how the soldier's family is going to receive the pretty message that their guy used to be a brave soldier.