I think this song starts off a bit with a young man growing up and experiencing/seeing things he did not see when younger. The history of this world is extremely violent every step of the way and it's not something we think about when we're younger. The chorus reminds me how one can be so cynical about society and skeptical towards authority.
I think the second half of the song is about how we evolved as a species. We formed societies. We created governments. We conquered lands and expanded through violence. We created religion and we used it to justify horrific acts throughout history. I think a major point we're supposed to take away from the song is that the human race was corrupted long ago and has progressively become more evil throughout history. We are at a point of time where we should know the history, but here we are still making the same mistakes across the world.
I think this song starts off a bit with a young man growing up and experiencing/seeing things he did not see when younger. The history of this world is extremely violent every step of the way and it's not something we think about when we're younger. The chorus reminds me how one can be so cynical about society and skeptical towards authority.
I think the second half of the song is about how we evolved as a species. We formed societies. We created governments. We conquered lands and expanded through violence. We created religion and we used it to justify horrific acts throughout history. I think a major point we're supposed to take away from the song is that the human race was corrupted long ago and has progressively become more evil throughout history. We are at a point of time where we should know the history, but here we are still making the same mistakes across the world.