text: metallic "one"/johnny got his gun question? if anyone has seen the music video one by metallica, what does the last part where it goes "keep the home fires burning" mean. two points--one u asked for--one u didnt  1. keep the homefires burning means the people back at home (not on the warfront) have to keep going, keep a lamp in the window, keep their country okay for when the soldier comes home  2. johnny got his gun is a book (by dalton trumbo) and then a movie of the same name. it's about a badly wounded soldier who  is in a coma but is trying to discover how badly wounded he is. both the book and movie are great, and i think metallica uses part of the movie in their video(i havent seen it in a long time)