sort form Submissions:
submissions
Wilco – Company In My Back Lyrics 10 years ago
I always interpreted the refrain as a man who is unable to tear himself away from the rat race and he realizes that the he's suddenly a company man, his life has been spent doing exactly what he never wanted:

I move so slow (from the) steady crushing hand,
Holy shit, there's a company in my back.

"In my back" I always interpreted as almost like a malignant cancer.

That's just my thoughts. Lovely song.

* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.