Hourglass

Written by Lamb of God guitarist Willie Adler, this song is about an American soldier who dies after going to war. Using the vivid imagery of a "shattered hourglass," the lyrics are most likely about the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, and the reaction by the Bush administration, which was going to war with Iraq and escalating a cycle of violence, ultimately claiming the life of the soldier in this song, who believed the lies of the administration.