I would get an e-mail and it would be like “Dear Rise Against I have been a marine for eight years and have served here, here and here. I just heard your song Hero Of War and nobody has ever put into a song what I feel like. Thank you for writing it.” And then another one almost identical.”Dear Rise Against, I’ve been a marine for eight years, I’ve served here and here. Shame on your for writing that song.” If someone is is like “I like your band I have a problem with your song Hero Of War.”
Hero Of War is a honest song about things that are happening. If you have a problem with Hero Of War. Then you have a problem with the truth. And if you have a problem with the the truth then you’re going to have a lot of problems with Rise Against.
Tim McIlrath
