To call it a war protest song is an over simplification. In society we are constantly being told that the end is near, that something horrible is about to happen. If you don't believe you'll go to hell, if you vote Trump we'll all die, if you eat corn syrup you'll get cancer. But none of these things are representative of our actual experiences like road tripping across the American Southwest, like stopping to smell the roses. When we start behaving like the end is right around the corner we live with one foot in the grave (under the ground) but when we see life for what it is and experience it we may die, but we die above ground, in our own footsteps. Its a reminder to keep your mind on your music, to not succumb to fear, to remember to trust your own experience and intuition beyond the threats of others.
To call it a war protest song is an over simplification. In society we are constantly being told that the end is near, that something horrible is about to happen. If you don't believe you'll go to hell, if you vote Trump we'll all die, if you eat corn syrup you'll get cancer. But none of these things are representative of our actual experiences like road tripping across the American Southwest, like stopping to smell the roses. When we start behaving like the end is right around the corner we live with one foot in the grave (under the ground) but when we see life for what it is and experience it we may die, but we die above ground, in our own footsteps. Its a reminder to keep your mind on your music, to not succumb to fear, to remember to trust your own experience and intuition beyond the threats of others.