EPIC CHORUS! Saw 'em at both of their Connecticut stops on their current tour, and Ian explained it's about the country basically being asleep while very bad things in the US's name. He compared it to a patient going in for surgery, getting anesthesia, and not feeling anything. But then as the anesthesia wears off, the pain comes in. So, now that the country's waking up to these acts, now we're feeling the pain. Seriously, I love the fade-out. It works so well in this context, especially because the whole song's about how you won't feel anything, and then here's this reminder that once you wake up... well, that's not the case any more, now, is it?
EPIC CHORUS! Saw 'em at both of their Connecticut stops on their current tour, and Ian explained it's about the country basically being asleep while very bad things in the US's name. He compared it to a patient going in for surgery, getting anesthesia, and not feeling anything. But then as the anesthesia wears off, the pain comes in. So, now that the country's waking up to these acts, now we're feeling the pain. Seriously, I love the fade-out. It works so well in this context, especially because the whole song's about how you won't feel anything, and then here's this reminder that once you wake up... well, that's not the case any more, now, is it?