In the 1980s, sunglasses were a common fashion for people who wanted to adopt a "tough guy" persona (note all the cop shows from that era -- Simon & Simon, Miami Vice, etc. -- where the lead characters wore shades). So I think this song is about a guy who wears shades as a way of hiding his insecurity after learning that his girlfriend is cheating on him. He's trying to pretend that he's a "tough guy" to hide the fact that his girlfriend's affair is disturbing him.
Goodbye, the future's sold out
There's no use screaming
Who thought we'd ever get this far?
Tonight, your faith has come down
To money and a TV
Psychics who've never been to Mars
And Nazis breast feeding
I know you must be upset
I can't find meaning
I'm sorry, we're sorry
We're all scared, all scared
Hey, is anybody home?
Has anybody wasted tears on loneliness that everyone
Goodnight, the truth has come out
That everyone's needy
White teeth, a ticket to meet God
And be all that you envy
Shotgun under your bed
Has started breathing
You shot it, you shot it
I'm bare, I'm bare
Hey, is anybody home?
Is anybody wasting tears on loneliness that everyone becomes?
Is anybody low?
Is anybody painting fear on bedroom walls that save us from?
Is anybody home?
Is anybody wasting tears on loneliness that everyone becomes
When they're not alright
Hey, is anybody home?
Has anybody wasted tears on loneliness that everyone becomes?
Is anybody low?
Has anybody painted fear on the bedroom walls that everyone becomes
Becomes, becomes, becomes, becomes, becomes
The loneliness that everyone becomes
There's no use screaming
Who thought we'd ever get this far?
Tonight, your faith has come down
To money and a TV
Psychics who've never been to Mars
And Nazis breast feeding
I know you must be upset
I can't find meaning
I'm sorry, we're sorry
We're all scared, all scared
Hey, is anybody home?
Has anybody wasted tears on loneliness that everyone
Goodnight, the truth has come out
That everyone's needy
White teeth, a ticket to meet God
And be all that you envy
Shotgun under your bed
Has started breathing
You shot it, you shot it
I'm bare, I'm bare
Hey, is anybody home?
Is anybody wasting tears on loneliness that everyone becomes?
Is anybody low?
Is anybody painting fear on bedroom walls that save us from?
Is anybody home?
Is anybody wasting tears on loneliness that everyone becomes
When they're not alright
Hey, is anybody home?
Has anybody wasted tears on loneliness that everyone becomes?
Is anybody low?
Has anybody painted fear on the bedroom walls that everyone becomes
Becomes, becomes, becomes, becomes, becomes
The loneliness that everyone becomes
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Your interpretation of the beginning is the best I've read, and the most verifiable. I was going to comment on nazis breastfeeding because I actually understand the reference, but you beat me to it (and said it better).
Your interpretation of the beginning is the best I've read, and the most verifiable. I was going to comment on nazis breastfeeding because I actually understand the reference, but you beat me to it (and said it better).