Discover the story of the song > In Dulce Decorum – The Damned

The lyrics of this song are about a soldier who is fighting in a war and is very scared and tired. He is waiting for death to come because he feels like his time is running out. He doesn't believe in God anymore and he is disappointed that the war is not as glorious as he thought it would be. He sees his friends getting hurt and killed and he realizes that the enemy soldiers are just like him. He is sad that his mother is not there with him and he wishes he could sleep and not hear the screams of pain. The title of the song, "In Dulce Decorum," means that the war is not sweet or glorious like people say it is.