Lyric discussion by namingway 

Cover art for Particle Man lyrics by They Might Be Giants

It's been suggested to me that the different "men" in this song represent different social forces - science, religion (the triangle for the Trinity), fate and the common man - and the conflicts between them (and how the common man always gets crapped on, no matter who's fighting or who wins). However, I think this is just one way to listen to this song - I like to listen to it and think of absurd, melodramatic pro wrestler personas. (Or is that personae?)

I know this is ancient, like internet dead-sea-discs ancient, but you're probably subconsciously harkening back to your childhood and an episode of Tiny Toon Adventures that used the song to do a pro wrestling skit with similar characters ;)