what does the song mean

the song in itself is a story about a shooting that occured at a school in america (2001). a disturbed young boy took his dads 9mm to school and shot 2 children in his class. the band, p.o.d were at the recording studio accross the road when this incident happened. the band realised that children have a real hard time coping with life sometimes because, in some circumstances, they lose track and feel neglected.

the children are the next generation, that's what the song titles means. but in a darker sense, the children rule the nation when they use a gun at a school as well. that's what the song is saying. that children sometimes just want to be seen after living as a ghost.