Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: goth
Song Meaning of “The Price – Single / EP Edit” by New Model Army
The Price – Single / EP Edit, written by New Model Army, serves as a bleak reminder of the value of life, and that even in death we are subject to a price. The song reflects on the meanings of war, and how it affects every person—their family, their beliefs, and their livelihood. Lost lives and destroyed dreams are reflected in the lyrics ‘Lost and broken/ We see our blood spilling/ These are the scars we carry’. Through this, the price of war is realized—the value of life is reduced to a mere ‘transactions of bodies for nothing’.
The price of war is too much to pay, and the war is seen as something ‘governments trade in’, contrasting with the more personal aspects of war for citizens. Despite the bleak and pessimistic nature of the lyrics, the song does end with the glimmer of hope, as the last line of the chorus offers the message that ‘the price is too high/ but still it’s worth the fight’. Despite all of the hardship and pain that war inevitably brings, the song reminds us that it is for every member of society to strive for a better and more peaceful world.