Yeah, you guys are right, it's sort of a punch-in-the-face obvious political song. It's all about propaganda. "Show me what I haven't got, show me what I love, or who I'm supposed to be. Show me everything I need.. show it all to me". That's saying TV will tell you what to think so you won't have to consider things for yourself.
"Flip the dial and that's who's side you're on". People don't think for themselves. They'll hear something on TV and believe it without question. "A tunnelvision war between the cynics and the saints" is saying that people choose one side of the political spectrum and blindly believe anything the representatives of their party tell them. That's why he calls it a "tunnelvision" war (well, that's what I hear, but the lyrics suggest otherwise..). The cynics being liberals, who think conservatives are selfish assholes that are only looking out for themselves, lumping all conservatives into this same system of thought regardless of their personalities outside of politics. And the saints are the conservatives, who believe they can do no wrong and know what is best for everyone. They possess a holier-than-thou attitude, thus, "saints". It attacks left and right wing morons who never even try to consider things for themselves and let their party do the thinking for them. The singer is the moderate stuck in the middle of all this bullshit and pointless bickering, so he'll "turn his head off for awhile" and not get involved in their ignorant strife.
This is an excellent song that perfectly expresses my political beliefs. I could analyze it line for line, but I think I've hit most of the key points.
This is my first comment, by the way. Hope I did alright.
Ximon May 20, 2005 Link
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