▁were ▁le aked . ▁While ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁A ▁City ▁by ▁the ▁Light ▁Div ided , ▁" Last ▁Call " ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁released ▁up ▁until ▁now . ▁The ▁band ▁expl ores ▁many ▁subjects , ▁including ▁marriage ▁( ” Last ▁Call ” ), ▁father hood ▁( ” As ▁He ▁Cl im bed ▁the ▁Dark ▁Mountain ” ), ▁and ▁physical ▁ab use ▁( ” Time ’ s ▁Ar row ” ). ▁In ▁an ▁interview , ▁Rick ly ▁explained ▁the ▁album ' s ▁title ▁refers ▁to ▁human ity ' s ▁shared ▁experience , ▁and ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁his ▁favorite ▁po ets ▁and ▁authors . ▁ ▁In ▁success ive ▁inter views ▁with ▁Sp in . com ▁and ▁Rock ▁Sound , ▁keyboard ▁player ▁Andrew ▁Ever ding ▁and ▁vocal ist ▁Geoff ▁Rick ly ▁explained ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁" Fri ends ▁in ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ": ▁"[ The ▁song ] ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁personal ▁experience ▁that ▁Geoff ▁had ▁with ▁someone ▁we ▁know ▁who ' s ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Ira q ▁conflict . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁forced ▁down ▁your ▁thro at ▁to ▁support ▁someone ▁who ' s ▁fighting ▁for ▁a ▁cause ▁you ▁don ' t ▁believe ▁in ... ▁We ▁support ▁you ▁as ▁people ▁but ▁we ▁don ' t ▁support ▁your ▁efforts ." ▁- ▁Andrew ▁Ever ding , ▁Rock ▁Sound ▁interview ▁ ▁" I ▁have ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁and ▁several ▁others ▁that ▁have ▁finished ▁their ▁t ours ... ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁my ▁convers ations