I think this song is trying to tell people to "practice what they preach", as thus, the part of the song I feel most about is the chorus.
"People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying
Can you practice what you preach
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father Father Father help us
Send some guidance from above
Cause people got me got me questioning
Where is the love?(where is the lovex3)(the love2x)"
The chorus highlights the importance of practicing what you preach.
"Whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
Instead of spreading love, we're spreading anomosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity"
This verse also questions the lack of democracy in the US, where people believe that everyone is equal. However, to acheive this vision, the Iraqis have been ruthlessly killed, which is ironic. The writers of this song again are telling people to practice what they preach.
It is our greed, our thirst for success and our competitiveness that we become "scums". However, I must point out, although I agree we should treat everyone fairly, we cannot totally stop our greed and competitiveness. Those mindsets are what brought us here today, as superior beings in the animal kingdom. As said by Martin Luther King Jr., "in order to achieve peace, we must prepare for war". Having said so, we cannot blame it all on our human traits. We have voted for a democratic government, and thus we must be democratic.
Hi Benedict, the part where "practice what you preach" might be to discourage others from discriminating as it prompts people to think what if the same thing that they did to others were to happen to them.
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