This song is amazing. The chorus is so strong lyrically. I love it. However, I don't agree with the interpretation. I think he's refering to the media. Paparazzi and the like. The second verse is what gives it away. He compares them to vultures saying how they are looking for a "kill". They get famous and get money by bringing up dirt on someone famous (power is made by power being taken), but they haven't found any on John so they're "trying to ride it out" because they haven't gone this long without finding at least a little bit of dirt on someone.
This song is amazing. The chorus is so strong lyrically. I love it. However, I don't agree with the interpretation. I think he's refering to the media. Paparazzi and the like. The second verse is what gives it away. He compares them to vultures saying how they are looking for a "kill". They get famous and get money by bringing up dirt on someone famous (power is made by power being taken), but they haven't found any on John so they're "trying to ride it out" because they haven't gone this long without finding at least a little bit of dirt on someone.