It's about hypocrisy, both political and religious. "Intervention" refers to American foreign policy (specifically in Iraq), in which atrocities are often justified in the name of "human rights" or "democracy" or some other higher ideal, thus contradicting what that ideal was originally about. Similarly, it's about a Christian who never really fulfills the duties of being a Christian. He only maintains his belief out of a fear of death. He is willing to neglect his family while working for the Church, which contradicts Christian values of familial love and charity. The "useless seed" is a reference to a biblical parable about what happens when Christ's teachings, the seed, fall onto bad soil (i.e., a person who will not uphold them). The seed is useless because the individual does not nurture it. Similarly, "every spark of friendship and love will die without a home". In political terms, America's values of freedom and democracy are useless if the country is entrusted to a government that will not uphold those values.
I think this song is Win's call for people to return to the ideals that they profess to uphold. America needs to get back into the business of defending human rights--for real, this time--and Christians need to get back into the business of being Christ-like. Otherwise, the true soldiers of the State and the true soldiers of Christ will have to "go at it alone".
It's about hypocrisy, both political and religious. "Intervention" refers to American foreign policy (specifically in Iraq), in which atrocities are often justified in the name of "human rights" or "democracy" or some other higher ideal, thus contradicting what that ideal was originally about. Similarly, it's about a Christian who never really fulfills the duties of being a Christian. He only maintains his belief out of a fear of death. He is willing to neglect his family while working for the Church, which contradicts Christian values of familial love and charity. The "useless seed" is a reference to a biblical parable about what happens when Christ's teachings, the seed, fall onto bad soil (i.e., a person who will not uphold them). The seed is useless because the individual does not nurture it. Similarly, "every spark of friendship and love will die without a home". In political terms, America's values of freedom and democracy are useless if the country is entrusted to a government that will not uphold those values.
I think this song is Win's call for people to return to the ideals that they profess to uphold. America needs to get back into the business of defending human rights--for real, this time--and Christians need to get back into the business of being Christ-like. Otherwise, the true soldiers of the State and the true soldiers of Christ will have to "go at it alone".