As the second part of the "Mamasan" trilogy of songs created by Pearl Jam - A tragical tale of a man who's mother in his childhood starts abusing him sexually ("Alive"), followed by a inhuman outbreak of his frustration from these times that leads to a killing spree in this song, and puts an end to his sadness and anger as he waits for his execution in jail ("Footsteps") - this song deals with not being able to control your built-up anger inside, and thus, you release it on and strike everybody around you. The man in the Mamasan trilogy could ONCE control his occasional anger when it came, but after the incest by his mother, he had no other choice but to settle his destiny and go to prison by himself to get away from the nightmarish past that forever haunted him.
As the second part of the "Mamasan" trilogy of songs created by Pearl Jam - A tragical tale of a man who's mother in his childhood starts abusing him sexually ("Alive"), followed by a inhuman outbreak of his frustration from these times that leads to a killing spree in this song, and puts an end to his sadness and anger as he waits for his execution in jail ("Footsteps") - this song deals with not being able to control your built-up anger inside, and thus, you release it on and strike everybody around you. The man in the Mamasan trilogy could ONCE control his occasional anger when it came, but after the incest by his mother, he had no other choice but to settle his destiny and go to prison by himself to get away from the nightmarish past that forever haunted him.