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NanoWar - 2023 - Dislike To False Metal - Pasadena 1994 [feat Joakim]

Pasadena 1994

Last fight of the heroes sent to war

Pasadena 1994 for the glory

Eleven soldiers marching

Under the sun on fields of green

It's their last battle, death or victory

Against the odds and all the bets

Bookmakers say there is no chance

Carioca's win outnumbers two to one

And Captain Baresi leads bravely the last line of defence (immortal)

While Roberto Baggio is ready to fire on Taffarel

Pasadena 1994

Last fight of the heroes sеnt to war

Pasadena 1994 for the glory

Pasadena 1994

First half is ovеr and no score

Pasadena 1994 for the FIFA World Cup

36 degrees of fire

70% of humidity

Castel Sant'Angelo sets a jumbo screen

Their nation stands behind them

Catenaccio dignified

To defend the honour of the FIGC

Romario and Bebeto are neutralized by the Italian offside trap (Maldini)

While general Sacchi displaces his troops for the final stand

Pasadena 1994

Last fight of the heroes sent to war

Pasadena 1994 for the glory

Pasadena 1994

Second half is over, still a draw

Pasadena 1994 for the FIFA World Cup

Baresi shot towards Japan like a North Korean warhead

Albertini lights up the crowd as napalm in Vietnam

Evani quickly outflanks the Maginot line of Taffarel

Massaro got pushed back like the Entente in Gallipoli

Baggio's charge collapses, it's the Italian Waterloo

Pasadena 1994

Last fight of the heroes sent to war

Pasadena 1994 for the glory

Pasadena 1994

The battle is lost and the hope is gone

Pasadena 1994 for the glory

Pasadena 1994

Their memory lives forevermore

Pasadena 1994 for the glory

For the second place

The divine ponytail waves on

Ya'll please tell me if I'm overthinking or overanalysing, but I was just listening to the song, when I glanced over and read "Thousands of feet march to the beat" and I immediately realised that I'd been hearing it as "Thousand soft feet march to the beat".

Not only do I feel a bit dumb cuz I've been a fan for 7 years, but that particular line feels lacking now.

To me when I hear it as "Thousand soft feet" I get a feeling of closeness. Like it's a lot easier to imagine a thousand men rather than thousands. Then I also get an image of youthfulness to these faceless soldiers I'm imagining. The word "soft" has been used in context of unprepardness and innocence (compared to calloused or rough which give an image of experience), so it just hits harder to imagine these soldiers as being unprepared and innocent like they probably were, at least those who hadn't heard war stories from their fathers or grandfathers.

Has anyone else ever thought about this or misheard the lyric like I have? Am I fr just overthinking this?

They stated that they're non political band, and they even make anti nazi type songs