I think Geoff Tate was wrapped up in the patriotic fervor that a lot of Americans were after the 9/11 attacks, which explains why the chorus sounds kind of sappy for a Queensryche song. The message doesn't sound very deviant from the album or from Queensryche's work as a whole. It says that there's a lot of hope for us as a people, but we need to set aside our differences, which are spawned from ignorance. We have to grow, learn, and respect one another if we're going to make it in this world.
I think Geoff Tate was wrapped up in the patriotic fervor that a lot of Americans were after the 9/11 attacks, which explains why the chorus sounds kind of sappy for a Queensryche song. The message doesn't sound very deviant from the album or from Queensryche's work as a whole. It says that there's a lot of hope for us as a people, but we need to set aside our differences, which are spawned from ignorance. We have to grow, learn, and respect one another if we're going to make it in this world.