Lyric discussion by aaronr 

You are the one they call Jesus Christ. Who didn't know no rock and roll. Just a mission made of guns that they give boys in Vietnam But they always told him

Really love this one, being called by them "Jesus Christ" would imply a martyr, savior, leader by example to virtue and righteousness. To not know rock and roll, implies a contradiction or disconnection to the "youth" in a broadstrokes kind of way.. you didn't know how to "get down" be cool, roll with it. But you did know the mission, the calling, to war, destruction, conquest.. They always told you of the madness that is within you, within all of us. This is how you come to know your agression. evil side.

There's a madness in us all. There's a madness in us all.

So who broke the rules? Who broke the rules? __Who broke the rules? hey

Looking for a fall person, the empirically wrong individual, someone must have broken a rule.. for this situation to come to fruition.. that where The Messiah has become a man handing out guns to children in Vietnam (in this example). Something here has created a major point of confusion.

They said Every one of you will never try to lend a hand __When the police men don't understand.

When the individuals that ought to be assumed to know the law, right from wrong, good from bad, are without the enlightenment -understanding- direction, "you" will remain frozen, and not willing to attempt to provide the direction, the law, the framework for that which is correct, virtuous.

Oh tell your boys, all you boys Think you're so American. Girls, all you girls They're so American.

Historically Americans stand for much of that which is just, free, and virtuous (this is what the girls and boys think they are). But perhaps we are only American now in the most contemporary form, a confused, corrupt, misguided power, one of imperialism, greed, self love, lack of diplomacy.

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