Lyric discussion by TheThornBirds 

I think the lines about the Bible, Torah, and Qur'an being blind deaf and mute Is a pretty obvious statement. The "school of meditation" part, I think is referring to the other end of the spectrum On one hand there are the radical fundamentalist Christians (in the US mostly) And there is radical Islasm in the middle east, and the conflict between the muslims and jews (Israelis and Palestinians)

On the other hand there is the school of meditation (Buddhism, New Age beliefs, etc.) meant to soften the times Rather than belonging to these radical religions that preach hell and torture and war, and End Times etc. these New Age religions are meant to "soften the times" (be peaceful, tranquil and all-inclusive)

But they just hold us at the center while the spiral unwinds. As the world is destroyed by global warming, and warfare, and these radical religions, Buddhism and New Agism just serve to help people deal with pain personally, but the spiral is unwinding (the earth is dying) and time is dragging on, and unless we get our act together on a physical scientific basis... it could be too late for our children or their children to have the life they could have.

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