sing ▁hip ▁hop ▁tempo ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁be ats ▁per ▁minute . ▁The ▁vocal ▁elements ▁span ▁from ▁the ▁low ▁note ▁of ▁G 3 ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁note ▁of ▁F 5 . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁instrument ally ▁complete ▁with ▁tick ing ▁st acc ato ▁synth s , ▁f ract ured , ▁sync op ated ▁keyboard ▁instruments , ▁organ ▁st abs , ▁and ▁off - kil ter ▁kick ▁drums . ▁P itch f ork ▁Media ' s ▁Tom ▁Bre ih an ▁felt ▁that ▁its ▁beat ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁materials ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Dre . ▁Dim it ri ▁Ehr lich ▁from ▁V ibe ▁found ▁major ▁influence ▁of ▁Jay - Z ▁in ▁" S old ier " ▁further ▁saying ▁that ▁" T . I . ▁and ▁Lil ▁Wayne ... ▁seem ▁like ▁stand - ins ▁for ▁H ova ". ▁ ▁L yr ically , ▁" S old ier " ▁is ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁song ▁on ▁Dest iny ▁Ful filled , ▁" L ose ▁My ▁Bre ath ". ▁As ▁the ▁sing ers ▁feel ▁that ▁their ▁man ▁does ▁not ▁ful fill ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁want , ▁they ▁tell ▁him ▁" I ▁need ▁a ▁soldier ", ▁further ▁" u pping ▁their ▁standards ". ▁They ▁request ▁their ▁man ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" th ug ", ▁proc laim ing ▁their ▁love ▁for ▁" country ▁boys "; ▁their ▁preference ▁include ▁a ▁" s old ier " ▁who ▁is ▁" street " ▁and ▁" hood ". ▁Mac Ph erson ▁further ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁tri o ▁cru ised ▁the ▁gh