I think the meaning of this is all about the last lines. “…but there’s you and there’s me”.
He’s pointing out that the governments, big business, the corrupt, the rich, are all raping the planet, which of course is plain to see even today.
But we are all part of that eco system, and so we are as much to blame as the corporations etc.
It apples even more today - we all want our iPhones etc. but we turn a blind eye to the forced child labour in Africa mining the cobalt, lithium etc needed to make them. We all wail about climate change but still get on the plane to take a 2 week holiday in the sun.
And the fantastic instrumental after the lyrics is perfect for us to spend time listening and taking a long hard look at ourselves, reflecting on how we are the ones raping the planet as much as anyone else. And if we are not raping the planet, we are still the ones sitting in silence while others do. Silence is acquiescence….
I think the meaning of this is all about the last lines. “…but there’s you and there’s me”.
He’s pointing out that the governments, big business, the corrupt, the rich, are all raping the planet, which of course is plain to see even today.
But we are all part of that eco system, and so we are as much to blame as the corporations etc.
It apples even more today - we all want our iPhones etc. but we turn a blind eye to the forced child labour in Africa mining the cobalt, lithium etc needed to make them. We all wail about climate change but still get on the plane to take a 2 week holiday in the sun.
And the fantastic instrumental after the lyrics is perfect for us to spend time listening and taking a long hard look at ourselves, reflecting on how we are the ones raping the planet as much as anyone else. And if we are not raping the planet, we are still the ones sitting in silence while others do. Silence is acquiescence….