The lyrics are pointed in both directions. On one side, the U.S. is an aggressor both without and from within. Between actions that can be perceived as imperialistic and the divisive nature of its citizens, hate has become ingrained as part of the culture that has served as beneficiary and cancerous. On the other hand, other nations have looked at the U.S. as both an archetype and an adversary. Remember, this is Testament. Lyrics have always been critical and deeper than face value.
They said this song was supposed to be about people in the Middle East who have grown to hate America, something like that. I think it works both ways though. This song could just as easily be about hate from within America as without. Certainly, there is little difference between hateful, ignorant Muslim extremists, and the hateful, ignorant Christian extremists in our own country. The only real difference, is that we have laws that make it so our crazies can't as easily act out.
The lyrics are pointed in both directions. On one side, the U.S. is an aggressor both without and from within. Between actions that can be perceived as imperialistic and the divisive nature of its citizens, hate has become ingrained as part of the culture that has served as beneficiary and cancerous. On the other hand, other nations have looked at the U.S. as both an archetype and an adversary. Remember, this is Testament. Lyrics have always been critical and deeper than face value.
They said this song was supposed to be about people in the Middle East who have grown to hate America, something like that. I think it works both ways though. This song could just as easily be about hate from within America as without. Certainly, there is little difference between hateful, ignorant Muslim extremists, and the hateful, ignorant Christian extremists in our own country. The only real difference, is that we have laws that make it so our crazies can't as easily act out.