anonymous December 19th, 2006 05:38PM  
yeah, this song isn't anti war, I don't know what your talking about. It is also not pro war, like the guy above me said. Its just about the life of a soldier, over there, and how he deals with his conscience

dangerdan9631 February 6th, 2007 12:58AM  
I went to one of their concerts, and before they played this song, m.shadows said that he wrote it for a friend of his that died (or at least was fighting there, I don't remember if he said he died or not) in iraq. and it's about how war changes people, and makes them do things they don't want to do just to survive.
obviously anti-war.

anonymous February 15th, 2007 07:51PM  
It's not pro or anti war. Who wouldn't be feeling those strong emotions with all that happening around you? War isn't ever a subtle thing, it's a fair thing to say though that the prospective of the person portrays a not so fond trust in the or any kind of war. Regardless of your interpretation, it's an awesome and powerful song, as is any A7X song. So what say you my bros?

anonymous April 23rd, 2007 06:23PM  
MIA is a song written for Avenged friends and family fighting the war. It is not anti war, it is about the personal experiences their friends have lived through and came home to tell them. Like many of A7Xs songs it has a personal meaning for them.

anonymous July 12th, 2007 04:24AM  
In my opinion MIA is all about human reality, I mean yeah it's about war and killing but not any specific war just the fact that yeah war inst always necessary. NOT ANTI-WAR they don't bring politics into there songs. Its also about the choices we make and some of the choices we let other people make for us. I.E. (10,000,000 soldiers can't be wrong) Basically throwing a, "well everyone else is doing it!" out there. So in short not anti-war just a song, bitches.....

anonymous August 28th, 2007 06:50PM  
He actually states in a concert that it was about his friends in Iraq and that "we are not a political band and we never will be" so they don't push beliefs on you. I like that.

cynic November 21st, 2007 08:36PM  
This is not a anti-war statement as it is just saying how bad war can be and how people may sign up for the army not realizing what its really like untill they actually get there.but this is about a friend that the band has over in iraq, saying how he would love too see his family again, and be at peace with the ones he love.

anonymous January 26th, 2008 10:01PM  
IT IS NOT ANTI WAR, fools! The band themselves have stated that it was written after they interviewed some friends who are in Iraq. The last thing they would want to do is put down their soldier buds. It's simply a song that details the hardships and challenges of being a warrior in combat.

anonymous May 2nd, 2008 10:17AM  
This is not a anti-war song, guys. How could they write one song pro-military/war and write another anti-military/war? Think about it. It's about personal struggles those in the Armed Forces go through. If you study the band and what they try to do is write songs that reflect personal situations, while trying not to influence anyone.

anonymous May 3rd, 2008 12:13PM  
The entire band admits they're republicans. They even sell American flag tee shirts at there shows. This is not an anti-war message at all.

anonymous June 12th, 2008 05:40PM  
I am in Army ROTC. I have many friends who have fought in Iraq. A person can hat the carnage and be scared out of their mind and still be pro war. Some things are worth fighting for. No matter how bad war is, sometimes it has to be done. It is not anti war. It is a song about the reality of war.

anonymous October 26th, 2008 05:22AM  
Why do all you keep saying anti-war. M.I.A. means missing in action. and in the marine corps we have this saying for all the troops that have been MIA. That is "you're never forgotten". and since our military is being harassed by the media that now the support of the people the people is missing. but still our country we use to be more proud, so let not forget who we are.

Always remain
Semper fidelis

Shadowselegy December 18th, 2008 08:39PM  
This is a really beautiful song and story about a soilder at war, and the horror of fighting. He wonders if he will return home and questions weather the fighting is a worth it. " living another day in disguise these feelings cant be right". The guitar is really awsome, what a cool song!

twilight_lover_101 February 13th, 2009 05:31PM  
Well, I don't actually have a word-for-word interpretation, but I think its a bout the war.

anonymous April 24th, 2009 10:45PM  
The song is about the horrors of war. It's not anti-war necessarily as they are very pro-America. But what it does discuss and highlight that all war is awful, and is the hardest thing a soldier can do, even when it is completely necessary.

They are speaking on just how hard it is for our soldiers to do what they do, and then be treated like shit by a certain collection of "American's" back home.

anonymous April 30th, 2009 02:09PM  
well im not taking either side but the repeated line "staring at the carnage praying that the sun will never rise" does seem anti war but the line "i take their lives so they cant take mine" is justifying it therefore it seems pro war, but as this is not a political band i feel that its neither and they just want to give an unbiased view of war.

anonymous May 26th, 2009 04:54PM  
M.I.A stands for missing in action so there you go