This song is about the war...
"Crossing the Rubicon" is a popular idiom meaning to pass a point of no return. It refers to Caesar's 49 BC crossing of the Rubicon river, which was considered an act of war.
The Military Commissions Act basically gives the US the ability to imprison enemy combatants, "when you're charged with nothing...in the system there's nothing that you can do"
The last part is about how Americans don't give a shit about the war, they just keep doing things like going shopping instead of trying to help put an end to the war.
This song is about the war... "Crossing the Rubicon" is a popular idiom meaning to pass a point of no return. It refers to Caesar's 49 BC crossing of the Rubicon river, which was considered an act of war.
The Military Commissions Act basically gives the US the ability to imprison enemy combatants, "when you're charged with nothing...in the system there's nothing that you can do"
The last part is about how Americans don't give a shit about the war, they just keep doing things like going shopping instead of trying to help put an end to the war.