I have to disagree with all the above comments. While the song sort of IS about Censorship and the Love of books, I believe it was meant to be about religion.
"The church of matches
Anoints in ignorance with gasoline
The church of matches
Grows fat by breathing in the smoke of dreams"
It is saying that religion discredits science and ‘true’ knowledge, while they [religion] do nothing but study their fictitious dreams/beliefs.
I have to disagree with all the above comments. While the song sort of IS about Censorship and the Love of books, I believe it was meant to be about religion.
"The church of matches Anoints in ignorance with gasoline The church of matches Grows fat by breathing in the smoke of dreams"
It is saying that religion discredits science and ‘true’ knowledge, while they [religion] do nothing but study their fictitious dreams/beliefs.