Wicker

I think that this song is about the fact that religion is slowly becoming less and less important, and no one cares. look at the, "the yolk of faith, splatters silent!"

the, "we've killed it" would be religion itself. neil has pointed out in a few songs that he is atleast a little religious. i now refer you to, "tight like that."

The yolk of faith "splinters silent", not splatters.

Actually, that should be "yoke" of faith, not "yolk" as in egg. A yoke is used to harness oxen to a plow or a cart.

I think it's about old ICBM's in long forgotten silos spread throughout the midwest... How they no longer seem very relevant.

"A needle in the haystack to crack the sky" is now officially my favorite line from any song ever.

I see this song as a bleak image of the cold war.

"What's inside the silo; can it fly? A needle in the haystack To crack the sky

The feet of marching men Beat down the fields of last chances As scarecrows in amber waves of grain Grin exchanging glances"

I think this is a depiction of "ancient" missiles sitting in silos in the Midwest.