The song is about the G20 riots in Toronto. The first line in the song "If they take my hand will it be to burn me or to say amen" is a reference to what was going on with the police at the time - there were peaceful protesters and there were violent protestors and the police were grabbing anyone on the streets they could, getting them out of the way or arresting them. Lights was living in Toronto at the time.
The song is about the G20 riots in Toronto. The first line in the song "If they take my hand will it be to burn me or to say amen" is a reference to what was going on with the police at the time - there were peaceful protesters and there were violent protestors and the police were grabbing anyone on the streets they could, getting them out of the way or arresting them. Lights was living in Toronto at the time.