"Empty Walls" by Serj Tankian-Political protesting or what?

"Empty Walls" by Serj Tankian sounds like just a pretty awesome song, right? However, viewing the video, there is obviously more to it than just a cool sound. The lyrics combined with the music video underline a strong message regarding politics and how they are affecting the younger generation. The video is set in a childcare facility to add affect to the message Tankian is trying to convey. While he is singing, the children act out important worldly events that have occurred since the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. This shows that the younger generation is learning all the bad that is occurring in the world, which they believe is okay or acceptable. This also conveys the idea that this war that is occurring in the Middle East will eventually become the children's war if these politicians do not open their eyes and see what is going on. That idea is elaborated in the chorus, in which Tankian sings, "...I want you to be left behind those empty walls/ told you to see from behind those empty walls/ those empty walls/ when we decline from the coffins of our minds/ don't waste your time on coffins today." The "empty walls" refer false beliefs that our world is not in a mass of chaos. They can be considered the sheltered life that many live by, trying to believe that there is nothing wrong with the state of how we are living as a society. Also, as shown in the video, these "coffins of our mind" are the denial of how our society is affecting the younger generation. Tankian shows that our morals are set wrong by stating in the bridge, "I loved you yesterday/ before you killed my family." This relates back to world events, such as the attack on the Two Towers. Also, in the music video, when Tankian sings the bridge, the children break into a civilians home as if they were soldiers, mimicking the real life happenings that occur every day in the Middle East. The video highlights this reality by concluding with a thought-provoking scene of a funeral service of a fallen American solider. Tankian is drives his message home with this final scene, by showing the reality of the world.