I agree that the song is about war, specifically the Iraq War. Going off of thejilar's comment that the olive branch is related to the story of Noah...I agree, and thought that it might be saying that even when the dove returns with the olive branch signaling that there is "safety"(we pull out of Iraq/troops come home), the world isn't the same. I think it just emphasizes all the negative repercussions of war...far more than just the immediate death tolls.
I agree that the song is about war, specifically the Iraq War. Going off of thejilar's comment that the olive branch is related to the story of Noah...I agree, and thought that it might be saying that even when the dove returns with the olive branch signaling that there is "safety"(we pull out of Iraq/troops come home), the world isn't the same. I think it just emphasizes all the negative repercussions of war...far more than just the immediate death tolls.