I think this is an anti-war song, espcially because it is credited to Isabel, who is the journalist and "watcher" of the posse. I think the song is a comment on the current administration and the message that everything is going "as planned" in Iraq, the idea that the establishment is trying to pull the wool over the people's eyes and asking everyone to put on "rose coloured glasses" and "not worry" because everything will be almost fine. I think it's about the faceless interactions we have every day "why do they say have a nice day when we both know they wouldn't mind if I died", i.e. we talk to so many people on a daily basis without ever really knowing anyone, just perpetuating this myth that everything is rosey - "how are you, I'm fine, have a nice day, you too, etc.".
I think this is an anti-war song, espcially because it is credited to Isabel, who is the journalist and "watcher" of the posse. I think the song is a comment on the current administration and the message that everything is going "as planned" in Iraq, the idea that the establishment is trying to pull the wool over the people's eyes and asking everyone to put on "rose coloured glasses" and "not worry" because everything will be almost fine. I think it's about the faceless interactions we have every day "why do they say have a nice day when we both know they wouldn't mind if I died", i.e. we talk to so many people on a daily basis without ever really knowing anyone, just perpetuating this myth that everything is rosey - "how are you, I'm fine, have a nice day, you too, etc.".