To Those

To Those
Written by Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Philips, Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan

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To those who do survive
Find beauty in your lives
Don't be afraid of love
Stand up and rise above

If young men could send the old ones to war
There'd soon be peace forevermore
Take their mansions and seize their gold
What kind of criminal would be so bold?
Can't deny

To those who do survive
Find beauty in your lives
Don't be afraid of love
Stand up and rise above

Come in here with a message that's clear
And cuts through all of the clattеr
We have faith in the human racе
Not a shadow who's mad as a hatter
And he's not fooling anyone anymore

To those who do survive
Find beauty in your lives
Don't be afraid of love
Stand up and rise above...

Interpretation

Veterans who have served in wars often have a hard time adjusting to civilian live.  Here they are being encouraged to "find beauty in your lives, don't be afraid of love, stand up and rise above."  The people that make decisions with such enormous consequences aren't the ones who join the fight on the front lines. If their lives and personal fortunes were on the line, things might be different.  However, "we have faith in the human race" rather than personalities who eventually are exposed.