Ok, now the meaning. I think it's about a role model / teacher / pastor / parent who teaches their pupil / student / child something only from their point of view. Like how parents would teach their kid a certain belief system, religion, whatever, and not really letting the child decide things for him/her self.
The begining finds the aftermath of the problem, and someone wishing to go back in time and change the other person's bigotry.
The next lines show a character that is acting out of character - a politician giving back, money hungry dropping their plans, warriors making peace, and violent hands making love. It's like people breaking away from steriotypes that they have been taught. So the song begs that teachers should provide neutrality and not define everything with steriotypes or their definition of right and wrong. Let the students come to their own conclusion.
First of all, this is an excellent song.
Ok, now the meaning. I think it's about a role model / teacher / pastor / parent who teaches their pupil / student / child something only from their point of view. Like how parents would teach their kid a certain belief system, religion, whatever, and not really letting the child decide things for him/her self.
The begining finds the aftermath of the problem, and someone wishing to go back in time and change the other person's bigotry.
The next lines show a character that is acting out of character - a politician giving back, money hungry dropping their plans, warriors making peace, and violent hands making love. It's like people breaking away from steriotypes that they have been taught. So the song begs that teachers should provide neutrality and not define everything with steriotypes or their definition of right and wrong. Let the students come to their own conclusion.