According to Native Americans a broken arrow symbolizes peace. It also has a military meaning :a nuclear warhead that could accidentally go off. To me the song is about wanting peace to prevail like the broken arrow that the brown skinned Indian on the banks may be holding, and wanting to escape from the way things are in our country now with the threat of nuclear war looming over our heads and also about todays youth growing up and being frustrated and filled with anxiety because of the many problems we are facing in our country today as a whole.And being disillusioned with the American dream. To me, it's about the longing for a simpler time when we can all live in peace.
According to Native Americans a broken arrow symbolizes peace. It also has a military meaning :a nuclear warhead that could accidentally go off. To me the song is about wanting peace to prevail like the broken arrow that the brown skinned Indian on the banks may be holding, and wanting to escape from the way things are in our country now with the threat of nuclear war looming over our heads and also about todays youth growing up and being frustrated and filled with anxiety because of the many problems we are facing in our country today as a whole.And being disillusioned with the American dream. To me, it's about the longing for a simpler time when we can all live in peace.