Lyric discussion by Listen-up 

Cover art for Ursa Minor lyrics by At the Drive-In

The first line, "sting around the wallet itch," implies some kind of greediness, which makes me think of a group or country that totally oppresses or uses or exterminates another for their own economic gain. The line, "skip with elbowed sobs your palms were soaking wet parched in the stupor," gives an image of someone who is happy pushing others out of the way who may be crying, such as those victims of imperialism.

"permission to land" and "second native" give the implications of someone coming out of no where to control these total strangers, such as the colonists in America and the native Americans.

Although holyzarquon explained that the name means little bear, maybe it has something to do with Russia. You know the reference to the Russian Bear. It talks a lot about dying during sleep, maybe it is about Chernobyl or some disaster like that. Or maybe some country like Afganistan that Russian attempted to take over and turn into a little bear.

Those are just some ideas.