this song is talking about how we trust whatever the authorities say or do:
"with foolish faith in faulted leaders"
"a long hard road down this manifest destiny"
history lesson...many people believed that manifest destiny (the belief that God meant for America to span from "sea to shining sea") was a load of crap, and the song is saying that they will not "be held down," and will speak up
this song is talking about how we trust whatever the authorities say or do: "with foolish faith in faulted leaders" "a long hard road down this manifest destiny" history lesson...many people believed that manifest destiny (the belief that God meant for America to span from "sea to shining sea") was a load of crap, and the song is saying that they will not "be held down," and will speak up