Soldier (Neil Young song)
- Soldier (Neil Young song)
Song infobox
Name = Soldier
Type = Song
Artist = Neil Young
Album = Journey Through the Past
Released = November, 1972
track_no = 13
Recorded = 1972
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:39
Writer = Neil Young
Label = Reprise
Producer = Neil Young
L.A. Johnson
prev = "King of Kings"
prev_no = 12
next = "Let's Go Away for Awhile"
next_no = 14"Soldier" is a song by Neil Young from the 1972 soundtrack album, "Journey Through the Past". It was the only new track included on the album, and was later released on the 1977 compilation "Decade", although it was slightly edited.
The song observes how a soldier's eyes "shine like the sun." This is most likely referencing young men returning from war traumatized by the things they have seen in battle. In the second verse, Young sings he does not believe Jesus because he "can't deliver right away". This could be seen as an atheist comment referencing the fact that Jesus cannot deliver right away to prayers or wishes, therefore he does not exist.
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