I could be wrong about this, however, to me, the song applies to the media, and people who get worked up believing anything the media tries to portray to society, based on what their opinions are, presenting them as fact to the general public.
To me, the song is about getting wrapped up in believing what the media says, but only so far, in that you still know that no matter how far wrapped up you get in believing the hype and over sensationalism, you know if it becomes just TOO much for you to believe, you can always "turn around and climb back down."
It could also refer to, not just the media, but hype put out by any sort of political or fanatic members of an organization. They consider themselves all-authoritarian and all-knowledgable, so much that they go out of their way to get people to "climb up the mountain with them."
You'll notice the various references in there, that I believe, helps support the meaning I've derrived from the song, such as:
"I have seen their information
On the lighter side of dumbness
I have heard the new statistics
And the stomping on the ground"
"Going down to the desert
To the dirty filthy desert
I'll be crawling through the sand
For at least a couple days
Going down to the desert
ther are things owrth avoiding
And it always makes me cross
When those things get in my way."
The desert, could refer to being forced to have to listen to the hype and such that these groups put out, in order to accomplish something for yourself, but you know they are going to put forth obstacles in your path in order to push their own agenda on you, and it can get pretty frustrating when that happens.
I could be wrong about this, however, to me, the song applies to the media, and people who get worked up believing anything the media tries to portray to society, based on what their opinions are, presenting them as fact to the general public.
To me, the song is about getting wrapped up in believing what the media says, but only so far, in that you still know that no matter how far wrapped up you get in believing the hype and over sensationalism, you know if it becomes just TOO much for you to believe, you can always "turn around and climb back down."
It could also refer to, not just the media, but hype put out by any sort of political or fanatic members of an organization. They consider themselves all-authoritarian and all-knowledgable, so much that they go out of their way to get people to "climb up the mountain with them."
You'll notice the various references in there, that I believe, helps support the meaning I've derrived from the song, such as:
"I have seen their information On the lighter side of dumbness I have heard the new statistics And the stomping on the ground"
"Going down to the desert To the dirty filthy desert I'll be crawling through the sand For at least a couple days Going down to the desert ther are things owrth avoiding And it always makes me cross When those things get in my way."
The desert, could refer to being forced to have to listen to the hype and such that these groups put out, in order to accomplish something for yourself, but you know they are going to put forth obstacles in your path in order to push their own agenda on you, and it can get pretty frustrating when that happens.
Thats just my interpretation though.