Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-200.187.6.123-20140320190538/@comment-1971498-20140507164137

Hmm I don't know. While I can see how it would work for Raiden, I felt it was more appropriate that it comes from Armstrong's perspective. Armstrong is the one that clearly and blatantly draws the similarity between him and Raiden, and I felt that "carved my own path" sounds like a self-justifying gesture on his actions as treats Raiden's mission nothing but a vengeful vendetta ("you followed your wrath"). Follow that up with "maybe we're both the same" and it's very much reflective of how Armstrong fell for Raiden's seeming agreement with his views. And while it's easy to argue that this could still work for Raiden, I feel that the proudness for violence and lack of accoutibility for it ("But who's to judge... The right or wrong" or even "The world has turned... And so many have burned... But nobody is to blame!") feels more in line with Armstrong's view of how conflict will bear fruit in a new world order ("Yet staring across this barren wasted land... I feel new life will be born beneath the blood stained sand!"). Anyway those are just my thoughts.

In this regard, I'd say that Raiden's internal conflict and overall characterization is better demonstrated in "The War Still Rages Within" than this song.