Lyric discussion by mbrachman 

Great anti-war song, also reflecting TJ's increasing interest in Christianity, although it is said he was still doing drugs at the time. Quibbles about the lyrics: The second verse should be:

Watch the mountain turn to dust and BLOW (not "glow") away/Oh Lord, you know there's got to be a better way/And the old masquerade is a NO-SHOW (not "no soul") parade/Marching through the ruins of time...

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