Lyric discussion by kneesocks 

Cover art for Easily lyrics by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Shao Lin" is in reference to Mount Shaoshi, where the Shaolin Monastery is located. Shaolin Kung Fu is believed to be affiliated with The Shaolin Monastery..

And if that is the root of the reference, the battle imagery of the song makes perfect sense, whether you're relating it to your own personal scale or a world-wide scale of literal war.

Basically, liberation through disaster.. let me get caught in the wave, send me up towards the sky, because my enlightenment tells me I wont be gone forever.

Does this make sense to anyone but me?