Throw Your Hatred Down Lyrics

Lyric discussion by TheThornBirds 

Cover art for Throw Your Hatred Down lyrics by Neil Young

This is a remarkable song. I think it has to do with theology and cold, distanced philosophy ("here in the conscious world, we place our theories down") taking away somewhat from the actual living of life How politics, greed, religion, philosophy, even minor theological disagreements start wars and no matter how great your god is "the power in his hand" he is still cold and distant and unforgiving "can never touch a friend" The whole thing is like this--plotting and planning and philosophizing taking away all the humanity from life itself. Very insightful.