The way I interpret this song is it being about the olden times form of capital punishment, and how the people in power would kill those who did not obey them. And nowadays it's still the Kings and Queens (the rich) in power who call the shots, and we have advanced forms of capital punishment. I think the difference between then and now, is people fought for their rights with their lives and nowadays it seems the modern day people who are willing to be warriors are fighting these Kings and Queens wars instead of fighting them for their rights.
The way I interpret this song is it being about the olden times form of capital punishment, and how the people in power would kill those who did not obey them. And nowadays it's still the Kings and Queens (the rich) in power who call the shots, and we have advanced forms of capital punishment. I think the difference between then and now, is people fought for their rights with their lives and nowadays it seems the modern day people who are willing to be warriors are fighting these Kings and Queens wars instead of fighting them for their rights.