I hear it as "both sides are right but both sides murder".
When I first heard this, I thought it was a reference to the civil wars in Central America in the 1980's (read Salvador by Joan Didion if you'd like a well observed and detailed account of one of these conflicts).
However, this can really refer to any two sides of a violent conflict who claim to have moral authority. The example that jumps to my mind is the abortion debate. Both sides make good points, but both sides' arguments also have devolved into violence against the other side at one time or another (ironically, the pro-lifers seem to do more of the killing, but that is my own commentary and that has nothing to do with this excellent song).
I hear it as "both sides are right but both sides murder".
When I first heard this, I thought it was a reference to the civil wars in Central America in the 1980's (read Salvador by Joan Didion if you'd like a well observed and detailed account of one of these conflicts).
However, this can really refer to any two sides of a violent conflict who claim to have moral authority. The example that jumps to my mind is the abortion debate. Both sides make good points, but both sides' arguments also have devolved into violence against the other side at one time or another (ironically, the pro-lifers seem to do more of the killing, but that is my own commentary and that has nothing to do with this excellent song).