I wrote “Brothers in Arms” two hours after seeing Jake Rademacher’s “Brothers at War.” Gary Sinise had set up a screening for a few folks in town and I popped down not knowing what I was in for.
Much has been written about the merits of this film at Big Hollywood and I can only echo the sentiments. As someone who has spent time with our troops overseas, “Brothers at War,” is an honest window into the reality of our soldiers and their families. A view to often obscured and agendized by our culture.
I didn’t know Jake at the time and had no thought of writing anything that would appear in the movie. I was inspired by what I saw and the song wrote itself.
The final master, now the end title, is the piano/vocal I cut in my living room that evening, accompanied by a string arrangement we added after the fact.
I hope you to get see the movie. I’m glad I did.
Time
Doesn’t mean a thing
Baking in the Sun
When all you have are memories
Life
Is never what it seems
Till you see it for yourself
Nobody else can know
I don’t know how we got here
I don’t know what’s ahead
But wherever we are going
Brother
Brothers
We’ll be Brothers in Arms
What’s that picture on the wall
You were barely old enough to crawl
I had your back
Who are these men we have become
Are we still little boys
Are they who we are fighting for
I don’t know how we got here
I don’t know what’s ahead
But wherever we are going to
Brother
Brothers
We’ll be Brothers in Arms…
Time doesn’t mean a thing
Baking in the sun
When all you got are memories
Life is never what it seems
See it for yourself
Nobody else can know
I don’t know how we got here
I don’t know what’s ahead
But whatever comes we’ll always be
Brothers
Brothers
Brothers in Arms…