This song is about conformity as vulnerability (or is it the other way around). The unison of the title refers to the dual nature of conformity as both an admission of vulnerability and a omission of further thought. The absolutely galvanizing thing is the middle section where Rick sings "maybe I've been cloned/ to let that man/ inside your home/ it wasn't me that phoned/ to let that man/ inside your home" It's about the same thing of taking on two different perspectives on opening oneself up to the larger world. The absolutely brilliant thing about this song is how many ways it can apply to a situation in your life. It works for being pissed off about cliquishness, favoritism, etc. It works for betrayal by friends, it could be a breakup song depending on how you apply the lyrics. Finally, there's the huge, spine-tingling outro. No lyrics, just a gorgeous, cathartic, resolution to whatever you went into the song angry about in the first place.
This song is about conformity as vulnerability (or is it the other way around). The unison of the title refers to the dual nature of conformity as both an admission of vulnerability and a omission of further thought. The absolutely galvanizing thing is the middle section where Rick sings "maybe I've been cloned/ to let that man/ inside your home/ it wasn't me that phoned/ to let that man/ inside your home" It's about the same thing of taking on two different perspectives on opening oneself up to the larger world. The absolutely brilliant thing about this song is how many ways it can apply to a situation in your life. It works for being pissed off about cliquishness, favoritism, etc. It works for betrayal by friends, it could be a breakup song depending on how you apply the lyrics. Finally, there's the huge, spine-tingling outro. No lyrics, just a gorgeous, cathartic, resolution to whatever you went into the song angry about in the first place.