I think this song isn't just about ancient armies or anything, I think it's meant to cover on the broad spectrum how every time people revolt or try to change the system it winds up exactly the same. I mean, the communist revolution in Russia ended with dictators like Stalin. In the Middle East, all we do is just making it worse, turning it into a ticking time bomb. Even Obama's discovered with the NSA thing that you really can't get rid of National Surveillance, we need it for safety. It's all just a hopeless, nihilistic cycle.
I think this song isn't just about ancient armies or anything, I think it's meant to cover on the broad spectrum how every time people revolt or try to change the system it winds up exactly the same. I mean, the communist revolution in Russia ended with dictators like Stalin. In the Middle East, all we do is just making it worse, turning it into a ticking time bomb. Even Obama's discovered with the NSA thing that you really can't get rid of National Surveillance, we need it for safety. It's all just a hopeless, nihilistic cycle.