The meaning of Wrote a song for everyone?

[becca_d]

Hey! I just wondered, if someone could please try to explane this song to me? I've heard it's about conscription, but I have listened to this song over and over again, and I just can't figure it out. It's certainly about conscription, but is that really all it is about? Especially the lines "pharoahs spin the message, round and round the truth, they could have saved a million people, how can I tell you?", and "if you see the answer, now's the time to say, all I wan't, all I wan't is to get you down to pray" are rather unclear to me. Even if I can't quite figure out the lyrics, this is one of my favoritesongs with CCR!