The song is about having dreams of joining the army because the persona wants to serve his country and gain honor and glory. But then he realizes that the army is not always about earning glory and that there is the risk of losing not only his life but the freedom of the country which he fights for. He has no choice but to fight, not because he wants to win glory or earn medal, but because his life and freedom depends on it. In this, his idealistic dreams of serving his nation are twisted by reality.