Wow, can't believe this hasn't gotten more comments. I think this is one of the better songs on "... And Justice for All."
The meaning of the song is pretty obvious. It's about somebody in an insane asylum that doesn't think they should be there (but then again, crazy people don't know they're crazy, eh?). I can definitely see the influences from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Especially in the lines "Fear of living on, Natives getting restless now, Mutiny in the air." For those that haven't read the book, it's about an asylum in... I believe it's around the 50's, but it's been a while since I read the book. Anyway, a man by the name of McMurphy comes to the asylum and raises general Hell, and tries rallying the patients into an uprising. I won't say any more than that, I'd hate to spoil it for anybody that wants to read it.
Wow, can't believe this hasn't gotten more comments. I think this is one of the better songs on "... And Justice for All."
The meaning of the song is pretty obvious. It's about somebody in an insane asylum that doesn't think they should be there (but then again, crazy people don't know they're crazy, eh?). I can definitely see the influences from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Especially in the lines "Fear of living on, Natives getting restless now, Mutiny in the air." For those that haven't read the book, it's about an asylum in... I believe it's around the 50's, but it's been a while since I read the book. Anyway, a man by the name of McMurphy comes to the asylum and raises general Hell, and tries rallying the patients into an uprising. I won't say any more than that, I'd hate to spoil it for anybody that wants to read it.