It's about American perceptions towards communism ('laugh at the hammer and sickle/it is antique' and 'bomb the Chinese embassy/the west is free, oh the west is free'), hypocrite Buddhists like the Dalai Lama and Richard Gere. there are only two bits in the song that aren't ironic: the title and the 'royalty, hereditary' verse. Least that's what I think. It's remarkable how little most Manics fans know about communism.
It's about American perceptions towards communism ('laugh at the hammer and sickle/it is antique' and 'bomb the Chinese embassy/the west is free, oh the west is free'), hypocrite Buddhists like the Dalai Lama and Richard Gere. there are only two bits in the song that aren't ironic: the title and the 'royalty, hereditary' verse. Least that's what I think. It's remarkable how little most Manics fans know about communism.