Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.
The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.
I guess lyrically they're similar because they're talking about escaping the kind of misery that likes company. 'The Last One Alive ' for me is very simple. It's just about alienation really that causes anger.