purchase [Chicago Transit Authority] (because the whole album is a classic, not just this song)
Chicago, at one one of their more political moments (68-69) used the sound-track from a street protest where the discernible chant in the background is "The whole world is watching". Those may not be the actual words heard on the streets today, but it is certainly no less true.
The effect of the chaos, cacophony that acts as the intro to the song carries with it images of confusion, chaos, hate and fear ("... faces full of ...")
Typical of Chicago's style, the song makes great use of horns: there's an in-built urgency/blast behind any horn section, and it does a lot for this piece: kind of a punctuation at just the right time - a punch to add an element of urgency to the chaos.
In light of various points of chaos around the world, it might be best to consider a line or two from the lyrics:
Someday you will see how long we've waited for the time ... show you how we've got to get together with you all...
Someone once said "Those who cant remember the past are doomed to repeat it."