Galvanized Yankees the Gateway Arch National Park, which was then known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: The term "galvanized" is most commonly associated with metal when it is coated with zinc to protect it from corrosion. In the process the surface color of the metal is altered, but underneath the coating the steel is unchanged. During the Civil War, in both Northern and Southern prison camps, soldiers sometimes decided to "galvanize," or change sides, to save themselves from the horrors of prison life. Like the metal, these galvanized soldiers in many cases were still "Good old Rebels," or "Billy Yanks," underneath
What It Is to Burn other times take a whole day. Collectively, Strohmeyer said it took a year to write all of the material on the album. "Awake" was one of the group's oldest songs. Barcalow said it was about a couple resolving an argument. A music video was released for "Letters to You" in January 2002. Doherty said the video was "[a]trocious", while Linares called it "[b]asically a piece of shit." "What It Is to Burn" was released on March 12 as a joint release between MCA and Drive-Thru Records. The artwork features an ice bucket and measurements. The back cover features a beaker