I have a feeling the song is essentially about politics, war, and religious hypocrisy, from a soldier's point of view. It could be referring to the war in Iraq, or any other war--past, present, or future.
He's talking about politics and how we are controlled by our governments. "When the future's architectured/ by a carnival of idiots on show."
He's talking about an increasingly "religious" society, "when the banks became cathedrals/ and the fog became God" and its apparent hypocrisy (supporting the killing of others to aid their own cause) "priests clutched onto bibles/ and went out to fit their rifles."
And he's talking about soldiers that feel as though they're being used for a cause they may not believe in "I don't want to be a soldier/ with the captain of some sinking ship."
"If you love me/ won't you let me know" is referring to sending the soldiers out to get killed.
I have a feeling the song is essentially about politics, war, and religious hypocrisy, from a soldier's point of view. It could be referring to the war in Iraq, or any other war--past, present, or future.
He's talking about politics and how we are controlled by our governments. "When the future's architectured/ by a carnival of idiots on show."
He's talking about an increasingly "religious" society, "when the banks became cathedrals/ and the fog became God" and its apparent hypocrisy (supporting the killing of others to aid their own cause) "priests clutched onto bibles/ and went out to fit their rifles."
And he's talking about soldiers that feel as though they're being used for a cause they may not believe in "I don't want to be a soldier/ with the captain of some sinking ship."
"If you love me/ won't you let me know" is referring to sending the soldiers out to get killed.
Couldn't say it any better!
Couldn't say it any better!
I completely agree with you.
I completely agree with you.
i would have to agree with the meaning you see in this song.
i would have to agree with the meaning you see in this song.