"The Chinese equated the peacock with divinity, rank, power, and beauty."
"Minnesingers thought the peacock represented arrogant pride."
"The Hindus thought that the peacock looked like an angel, but had the voice of a devil."
"Peacocks were thought to be vain birds, with bad tempers."
"A peacock's scream was said to be evil in European lore."
"The Phoenix and the Peacock both symbolize resurrection and life after death"
as for the reference to the peacock feathers:
"the peacock feathers were considered much like the evil eye. They were all seeing."
(this means that the feathers' significance to the song is us as a society, watching the media, looking for answers....and the peacock being our leader who is doing what's for his best, speaking words of evil for us to follow.)
i found while googling symbolism of the peacock:
"The peacock is symbolic of personal pride."
"The Chinese equated the peacock with divinity, rank, power, and beauty."
"Minnesingers thought the peacock represented arrogant pride."
"The Hindus thought that the peacock looked like an angel, but had the voice of a devil."
"Peacocks were thought to be vain birds, with bad tempers."
"A peacock's scream was said to be evil in European lore."
"The Phoenix and the Peacock both symbolize resurrection and life after death"
as for the reference to the peacock feathers:
"the peacock feathers were considered much like the evil eye. They were all seeing."
(this means that the feathers' significance to the song is us as a society, watching the media, looking for answers....and the peacock being our leader who is doing what's for his best, speaking words of evil for us to follow.)