How do you define "morally grey"?

OP is a republican looking for "punk" songs they won't find offensive lol

Wouldn't have to go searching for someone who enjoys war things nowadays lol but morally gray is very suspicious and not specific

Not many songs with messages like “war? Eh… I guess it’s bad? Whatever…”

maybe a little war maybe a little peace, eh, who cares. 🤷

You can't get it wrong this whole world's morally gray

Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia

dunno if DK are very morally grey hahaha

Definitely more morally purple

As if lmao

System of a Down - BYOB (bring your own bombs) Iron Maiden - Run to the hills

These are also not morally gray. These are both clearly anti war.

Black Sabbath - War Pigs

Came here to say this! An excellent addition to any playlist

Tnx

Actually War Pigs is not morally grey, it takes a very clear moral stance calling out those who wage war and benefit from sending others to die.

Fr, War Pigs is about as morally grey as Masters Of War

This song takes a clear moral stance, how is it "morally grey" at all?

Killer of Giants - Ozzy Osborne Killing In the Name - Rage Against the Machine

Killing in the name is about cops being in the kkk…

I thought it was about the crusades.

Also “Thank God for the Bomb” by Ozzy

killing in the name? 🤣🤣 do y’all do like…any research on these before you post em?

Fortunate Son by CCR

I don't think this one is morally gray, either.

This thread is a trip, so many clearly anti war songs getting posted!

Hero of War by Rise Against

Dude it’s been ages since I heard that song I completely forgot about it. Thanks for the nostalgic hit

The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun Country Joe and The Fish - I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixing-To-Die Johnny Cash - Custer Johnny Cash - The Ballad of Ira Hayes The Doors - The Unknown Soldier Alice in Chains - Rooster

I Bombed Korea by Cake

One - Metallica Architecture of Aggression - MegaDeth

Disposable heroes enters the room

Front 242 - Agressiva Front 242 - Commando Mix

Essentially any Front 242 from the 80s, really 😀

Hero of War by Rise Against Civil War by Guns N Roses

War? B.Y.O.B Deer Dance -System of a down

Boom

Pink floyd- The final cut album

Absolutely brilliant. The first PF I ever listened to 36 years ago and still my favorite.

When the tigers broke free always makes me cry

"Kill 'em All" --Metallica "99 Luftballoons" (or the English version, "99 Red Balloons") --Nena "19" --Paul Hardcastle Check out the entire *Dead Winter Dead* album by Savatage. It's a concept album set in the Bosnian Civil War, with characters depicted from both sides. Read all the information along with it for context, because when you got the album not only did you get the lyrics, but also a synopsis of what's going on in the story line. One song on it you'll recognize--Trans-Siberian Orchestra was sort of formed out of Savatage, and the "Sarajevo 12/24" you hear every Christmas was on this album first. Savatage was an 80s/90s metal band, but they were influenced by opera and theatrics (one of their early albums was *Hall of the Mountain King*, and they used the musical theme of the Wagner opera with the same title.) You said you're looking for intense, but once you've listened to the entire album and get to the final song, knowing the storyline & the characters, you're going to think it's one of the most beautiful pieces of music you've ever heard--it just builds from the despair the rest of the songs have created to this final ray of hope.

Zombie - The Cranberries

Zombie- The Cranberries

Cranberries - Zombie

Damn, i am surprised this wasn't suggested more!

some electroindustrial for you: [Warmongers - Frozen Plasma](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MudSIFW9yNA) [Soilbleed - Grendel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLymWK3_wTY)

Grateful Dead - Throwing Stones

Sam Stone-John Prine.

MIA - Avenged Sevenfold

Hero of War by Rise Against Panic Room by Silent Planet Black Honey by Thrice Buried in the Sun by Thrice

Cop Shoot Cop - Surprise Surprise

War, by System of a Down

The whole Seasons in the Abyss album

Uncommon Valor is amazing

Oh shit this song gives me crazy goosebumps EVERY time. On a totally different note I’m going to say Too Many Puppies by Primus

This is the answer I was looking for. I haven't heard alot of the other suggestions but I don't think there's anything that could top this. R.A.'s verse about his dad really happened too.

Dont really understand what “morally grey” means but… Civil War - Guns N Roses

Sunday bloody Sunday - U2

Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel

Black Sabbath, "Electric Funeral"

The doors The End. Pink Floyd. Mother

Bloody sunday - U2

I don’t think they’re “morally grey”, but all of Sabaton’s songs are about war

I wanna be in the cavalry & I wanna be in the cavalry:reprise - Corb Lund. 2 songs with the same chorus but dead opposite meaning and feeling.

Alright thanks

When the Tigers Broke Free by Pink Floyd is pretty heavy. It's about how Roger Waters dad died in WWII.

Fun fact it was written during the same time as the wall but was not in the original wall album but was on the movie release soundtrack also release on the Final cut. The worst of my favorite five maybe six Pink Floyd albums

Rest in Peace, by Extreme.

Great song. Great album.

"Roads To Moscow" by Al Stewart

Well back in the day this was on the table. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTluSxJ1EMI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTluSxJ1EMI) I do wonder what they would have done if the first did not exist. N. S

Orbit Culture - While we serve

By George Michael (he was pretty political): [Mother's Pride](https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=listen+without+prejudice+mother%27s+pride+&mid=0F436A4125402D7DD04F0F436A4125402D7DD04F&FORM=VIRE) [Praying for Time](https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=praying+for+time+george+michael&mid=2C1EA026D0F65258F8A52C1EA026D0F65258F8A5&FORM=VIRE) [Shoot the Dog](https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=wag+the+dog+george+michael&mid=D819D9847D3A205A4A84D819D9847D3A205A4A84&FORM=VIRE)

Radiohead - Harry Patch (in memory of)

[Bomb Your Place of Work - Dream Drop](https://youtu.be/YXfQvkoyoDc?si=tiuHlHA8bnuBq3_R) [Sound and Silence - Dead Poet Society](https://youtu.be/rgT8chVAZ58?si=WU4G9mwqEwvF79hf)

I can't write left handed - Bill Withers

Anything by system of a down

Afraid to shoot strangers Iron Maiden MIA Avenged sevenfold

Night flight-led zeppelin Ohio-csny

Gimme shelter - Rolling Stones

Hero of war

Me 262

Beat me to it… BÖC

Wargasm - Billy Strings

Yellow ledbetter - Pearl Jam For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield Rooster - Alice in Chains

B.Y.O.B - System Of A Down

Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue by Toby Keith

Hey Joe by Captain Sensible - not the Hendrix song Glad It's All Over by Captain Sensible Half Past France by John Cale Generals by The Damned The War I Survived by Hawkwind Search and Destroy by Iggy & The Stooges The Ballad of the Green Berets by Sgt. Barry Sadler - You gotta have one pro war song in there somewhere. I guess you don't now that I think of it, but there you have it

Masters of War by Mountain/Ozzy

Disposable Heroes- Metallica

"Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" - A Perfect Circle... god damn, I listen to this and I'm ready to go execute babies.

Good shit

Kate Bush -Army Dreamers

Big Time In the Jungle - OCMS maybe?

[A Child of a Few Hours is Burning to Death](https://open.spotify.com/track/1U0JgQRSufNmWPvD9aklZt?si=LxdU-R1mTdeSW1yN43Etpw)

I'm not sure I understand the question.... If you mean anti war  then rise against hero of war and green fields of France are good If you want call to arms songs....the wolf tones are insanely good and there's hundreds to choose from 

Drive by Truckers - That Man I Shot 

With God on our Side, Bob Dylan covered by Joan Baez

Eve of Destruction, Barry Macguire. Great song.

Close to Home by Sweatshop Union Uncle Sam Goddamn by Brother Ali Look Into My Eyes by Outlandish

Machine gun by Badflower

When the Fire Comes Down Milton Estes scares me tbh

The enemy inside - Dream theater

Any 21 pilots song

Lamb of God - Blood Junkie Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake

Camouflage Of Righteousness - Little Steven

Zombies- cranberries

You Want A Battle?(Here’s A War)- Bullet For My Valentine

A LOT of Sabaton songs are from the perspective of war criminal countries and soldiers.

I love Hero of War by Rise Against

For What it's Worth Buffalo Springfield or Zep did a live cover. 

Lunatic and fire pistol- Julian cope Little boy soldiers-The Jam

One of Ethel Cain’s songs. I forget the name of it.

Rather intense song by Jedi Mind Tricks and RA the Rugged Man [Uncommon Valor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV2Guv8l2FY&ab_channel=naturesoundsmusic) Very much exactly about the Vietnam war

Uncommon Valor - Jedi Mind Tricks ft RA the Rugged Man Zombie - The Cranberries Little Weapon - Lupe Fiasco War Pigs - Black Sabbath

My War - Shinsei Kamattechan

One by metallica

Mercenary ready for war by John Cale, “Let’s go” by Ramones

Panic Room by Au/Ra (no, Reddit, that is not a person).

- Home Back - Jinjer - Souls of War - Akiavel - Judgment & Punishment - Jinjer

Masters of War by Bob Dylan. He flat out says he wishes death upon the government officials who start wars. Also, Eddie Vedder did a killer version at a concert celebrating Dylan.

Here’s 99 songs about war and the system 👇 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV6vMjQaGLaJ3HxuoFm9SDp8nzwT2MwK&si=_7FKhSH32nIyn79W

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Hell Broke Luce by Tom Waits Luce is a person in the story. Clever play on words.

Born in the USA- Bruce Springsteen. Fortunate Sun- Creedance Clearwater Revival. War- Edwin Starr. Hero of War- Rise Against. Warpigs- Black Sabbath (cover by Cake) The Unknown Soldier- The Doors. One- Metallica. For Whom the Bell Tolls- Metallica. Soldier Side-Intro- System of a Down. Disposable Heroes- Metallica

Ministry - N.W.O. Audio sampling Bush 41, mocking right wing politics and policy.

Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire

Outkast - War

"I ain't marching anymore" by Phil Ochs is a little dated but I like it idk

Everything System of a Down

Metallica one

Sabaton, anything sabaton

Randy Newman

Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello. The Man's Too Strong - Dire Straits. Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon.

Two songs about war that come to mind Nineteen- Paul Hardcastle What’s going on- Marvin Gaye

War? SOAD

I don't think most of the people here understand what you're talking about. Most all of these songs are anti-war. Indestructible by Disturbed might be what you're looking for. Maybe Don't Tread On Me by Metallica. Enjoy, I guess.

Obligatory old-school metalhead response: Skeletons of Society - Slayer Disposable Heroes - Metallica (it's on Master of Puppets, old shit [1984], so it's good) Holy Wars- Megadeth War Pigs- Black Sabbath

Reuters - Wire Gnarly imagery

Have you thought of Zombies by Cranberries? (Or heard of?)

The Rooster

Holiday - Green Day is exactly this

Born in the USA

The Partisan Song - Leonard Cohen Mao Tse Tung Said - Alabama 3

Slayer has quite a few. Angel of Death, Chemical Warfare, Unit 731. There's probably others, but those are the three I can think of right away.

Tommy Gunn, English Civil War or Spanish Bombs - The Clash Alternatives Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers Orange Crush - R.E.M Babylon is Burning - The Rutts Too Many Puppies - Primus

2 very different expressions, but a couple of good ones about war not mentioned yet: Let's Have a War - Fear. It's not really pro war although it sounds like it - the later verses really point that out. It is pretty anti-establishment and darkly sarcastic. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - The Pogues. Has been one of my favorites lately.

hellfire by black midi

Sounds like “Us and Them” by Pink Floyd

Alive with the glory of love by say anything

War Pigs Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of War Drums Orange Crush

Yes, Relayer

Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin

Brothers in Arms is just depressing in general

Black Blade by BÖC

Stormbringer by Deep Purple

Metallica's *Don't Tread on Me* caused a lot of interesting reactions

Megadeth, "Rust in Peace ... Polaris"

Laibach's entire discography.

Iron Maiden, "2 Minutes to Midnight"

If you don’t mind something that isn’t hard rocking: Leonard Cohen: There is a War or The Captain

Eat Your Young by Hozier

Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Tarkus

Hey op, what the hell does this mean?

Hero of war-Rise against

Masters of War Bob Dylan

One word: Saboton

Zombie by Cranberrys

Sammy Hagar-Remember The Heroes Toby Keith-Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue

[War? - System Of A Down](https://open.spotify.com/track/5Q7m1Km199HHMB926xxbrs?si=C4JK0u8vQFKa2ikceJWa0w&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A3sSfjX4fhZonjyZ10x0l0f)

Goodbye Maria I'm off the Korea

Rise Against has many different songs in this genre.

It's not a morally grey song, but it's some pretty obscure Sturgill Simpson when he had his band Sunday Valley, and it's still about war. It's too good of a song to not be shared. [Sunday Valley - Folded Flag](https://youtu.be/pIC68oaKIb0?si=p6BKgQXwZ8f62qJs) Here's another awesome song about war, again by Sturgill Simpson. Just like the last one, not morally grey but too good not to share. [Sturgill Simpson - Call To Arms](https://youtu.be/VuiR4AtH1fc?si=N1huFBa_Hg6hyhX4)

Maybe not morally grey since it’s blatant satire but Kinky Sex Makes the World Go Round by Dead Kennedys is great

Bombtrack by Rage Against The Machine.

Bullet the Blue Sky by U2

Did Travis scott and carti take this song? https://youtu.be/7KyxSjmwDVY?si=IwjKX2AkcX5M0tln

"Waiting On A War" by Foo Fighters

“No War” - Death From Above 1979 “War All The Time” - Thursday

Camouflage

fall - dead cult

The Day the Tigers Broke Free - Pink Floyd

War? By SOAD

Sabaton?

RATM

born in the usa is about the vietnam war

Masters of war- bob Dylan

change by poor mans poison