I read a quote from Charles somewhere that this was a sort of Ender's Game analogy. Young children being sent off on some secret outer space mission, with adults taking advantage of their youth and innocence.
So I think the lyrics are meant to be taken fairly literally, not as a metaphor for love or whatever....
I read a quote from Charles somewhere that this was a sort of Ender's Game analogy. Young children being sent off on some secret outer space mission, with adults taking advantage of their youth and innocence.
So I think the lyrics are meant to be taken fairly literally, not as a metaphor for love or whatever....