This is one of those songs I wouldn't have fully understood years ago, but now I see it's one of the many songs about the end times we're experiencing now. It's about staying true to your righteous ideals and not just doing what the powers-that-be expect of you, so that you'll survive to make it to the golden age that lies beyond this sad existence. Because it really is true that good that will ultimately prevail over evil.
This is one of those songs I wouldn't have fully understood years ago, but now I see it's one of the many songs about the end times we're experiencing now. It's about staying true to your righteous ideals and not just doing what the powers-that-be expect of you, so that you'll survive to make it to the golden age that lies beyond this sad existence. Because it really is true that good that will ultimately prevail over evil.