I thought this song was about racism and the violence against blacks in the South.
"Don't go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise."
They would warn blacks not to leave their homes at night in order to avoid gangs of whites. These confrontations would almost certainly lead to death or injury, and night was the most dangerous time for blacks.
"I hear the voice of rage and ruin"
Hearing the white gangs express rage at rallies, or even as they encountered blacks on the street. The ruin could refer to bombings and arson on black establishments.
"One eye is taken for an eye"
A white gang killed a black person, so a black gang would kill a white person, and it would go back and forth...
I thought this song was about racism and the violence against blacks in the South.
"Don't go around tonight Well it's bound to take your life There's a bad moon on the rise." They would warn blacks not to leave their homes at night in order to avoid gangs of whites. These confrontations would almost certainly lead to death or injury, and night was the most dangerous time for blacks.
"I hear the voice of rage and ruin" Hearing the white gangs express rage at rallies, or even as they encountered blacks on the street. The ruin could refer to bombings and arson on black establishments.
"One eye is taken for an eye" A white gang killed a black person, so a black gang would kill a white person, and it would go back and forth...
Just how I saw it.