I believe this song is about how the public simply accepts what they are told, even if something radically different is actually happening. Basically the message is along the lines of "think for yourself, question authority." It could be applied to religion, sure, but I think it deals more directly with the government and the media. Awesome song! And so appropriate for these times...
Howell,... For the most part, you are entirely correct. I would like to add a few details however. All of Queensryche's music revolves around a central theme. In a nutshell, we are becoming uniform thinking deadheads who are slaves to the machine: all of our opinions are provided(media misinformation campaign barrage-mind preparation and mental conditioning) where our destinations are pre-decided. Think censorship, think Patriot Act...think covert govt. spending where politicians are the prostitutes and corporate lobbyists are solicitors. Ensuing govt. policies, with handsomely lucrative consequence, of any induced political modifications pose corporate...
Howell,... For the most part, you are entirely correct. I would like to add a few details however. All of Queensryche's music revolves around a central theme. In a nutshell, we are becoming uniform thinking deadheads who are slaves to the machine: all of our opinions are provided(media misinformation campaign barrage-mind preparation and mental conditioning) where our destinations are pre-decided. Think censorship, think Patriot Act...think covert govt. spending where politicians are the prostitutes and corporate lobbyists are solicitors. Ensuing govt. policies, with handsomely lucrative consequence, of any induced political modifications pose corporate benefactors as corporate beneficent. Historical events aren't always as they are depicted by the news media...Just a grain of sand for your clam-shell: How did that almost 150 feet-long-Boeing 767, and almost 50-feet-high, fit in that less-than-50-feet-diameter CIRCULAR hole in the Pentagon back on 09/11/01???
I believe this song is about how the public simply accepts what they are told, even if something radically different is actually happening. Basically the message is along the lines of "think for yourself, question authority." It could be applied to religion, sure, but I think it deals more directly with the government and the media. Awesome song! And so appropriate for these times...
Howell,... For the most part, you are entirely correct. I would like to add a few details however. All of Queensryche's music revolves around a central theme. In a nutshell, we are becoming uniform thinking deadheads who are slaves to the machine: all of our opinions are provided(media misinformation campaign barrage-mind preparation and mental conditioning) where our destinations are pre-decided. Think censorship, think Patriot Act...think covert govt. spending where politicians are the prostitutes and corporate lobbyists are solicitors. Ensuing govt. policies, with handsomely lucrative consequence, of any induced political modifications pose corporate...
Howell,... For the most part, you are entirely correct. I would like to add a few details however. All of Queensryche's music revolves around a central theme. In a nutshell, we are becoming uniform thinking deadheads who are slaves to the machine: all of our opinions are provided(media misinformation campaign barrage-mind preparation and mental conditioning) where our destinations are pre-decided. Think censorship, think Patriot Act...think covert govt. spending where politicians are the prostitutes and corporate lobbyists are solicitors. Ensuing govt. policies, with handsomely lucrative consequence, of any induced political modifications pose corporate benefactors as corporate beneficent. Historical events aren't always as they are depicted by the news media...Just a grain of sand for your clam-shell: How did that almost 150 feet-long-Boeing 767, and almost 50-feet-high, fit in that less-than-50-feet-diameter CIRCULAR hole in the Pentagon back on 09/11/01???