I don't think the song is so much about the book itself, but a reference to book in comparison to human nature. It appears, upon first glace, to deal positively with the theme of liberty (anarchy), and how freedom is some unmitigatedly exciting.
as the song progresses, it's admitted that this anarchy is not only chaotic, but a bit scary. it ends telling that the moral and immoral of us (or unfree and free to take a Dionysian perspective on this) are both capable of the same destruction witnessed in anarchy. This seems to be supported by the promo-video that shows images of the gulf war.
I don't think the song is so much about the book itself, but a reference to book in comparison to human nature. It appears, upon first glace, to deal positively with the theme of liberty (anarchy), and how freedom is some unmitigatedly exciting.
as the song progresses, it's admitted that this anarchy is not only chaotic, but a bit scary. it ends telling that the moral and immoral of us (or unfree and free to take a Dionysian perspective on this) are both capable of the same destruction witnessed in anarchy. This seems to be supported by the promo-video that shows images of the gulf war.
of course, only maiden really knows.