The Truth
Seven Days of Samsara Lyrics

Question the answers that they've forced down your throat for so fucking long.
Challenge the ideas and beliefs that have been imposed on you for an extended period of time.

Were not in Kansas anymore.
The current situation is different from what it used to be, and things have changed.

This problems too great to be ignored.
The issue at hand is significant and cannot be overlooked or disregarded.

Bring it back to the monkey trial.
Reference the Scopes Monkey Trial from 1925, which debated the validity of teaching evolution in schools.

You'll make monkeys out of us all.
Teaching evolution will ultimately make us look foolish and inferior.

What about the children? think about the children?
Consider the impact that these decisions will have on future generations.

I know you've said that before.
Acknowledging that this argument has been had numerous times, yet it still persists.

You're the proof that some of us have evolved.
The fact that the listener is even listening to this song is a testament to their open-mindedness and evolution of thought.

You can't stop this wind from blowing.
Inevitable change is coming and cannot be avoided.

You can't stop this rain from falling.
Inevitable change is coming and cannot be avoided.

You can't stop this sun from rising.
Inevitable change is coming and cannot be avoided.

Never stop attacking.
Continue to speak out and challenge the status quo.

An attack on everything you stand for.
This is a criticism and condemnation of everything that the listener believes in.

An attack on all that you believe.
This is a criticism and condemnation of everything that the listener believes in.

An attack for all those who will suffer.
This is an attack on behalf of those who will be negatively impacted by close-mindedness and rigidity in thought.

An attack against the knowledge thief.
This is an attack against those who seek to suppress knowledge and progress.

I'm not burning a cross.
This is not an attack on Christianity or a symbol of hate.

Kansas no longer requires the teaching of evolution in school.
The state of Kansas has made the decision to not mandate the teaching of evolution in their schools.

Teachers may still choose to teach it,
Teachers do still have the option to teach evolution despite it not being required.

But I guess creationism is the official stance of the state.
However, without the mandate for teaching evolution, it appears that creationism is the preferred ideology of the state.

The first time we ever played this song live an older man walked out of the room
A real-life anecdote of someone being so offended by the lyrics of the song that they chose to leave the room.

In disgust as I explained the lyrics.
The listener was likely disgusted as they interpreted the lyrics to be an attack on their beliefs.

I think he took it as an attack on Christianity or people who believe in creationism, it isn't.
Although the listener may have taken it as such, the song is not attacking these specific groups or beliefs.

I just believe that the state of Kansas and the kids who are being raised there are being cheated.
The true meaning of the song is a criticism of the state of Kansas and their decision to not mandate the teaching of evolution in their schools, and a call for equality and progress in education.