R.E.M. put two quotes with the lyrics of this song.
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." -Sinclair Lewis
"Thanks for the last and greatest betrayal of the last and greatest of human dreams. Thanks for the American dream to vulgarize and falsity until the bare lies shine through." -William Burroughs
These quotes also point that the song is about the state of the United States, and fit with the album's theme of a dystopian society created by governmental actions.
R.E.M. put two quotes with the lyrics of this song.
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." -Sinclair Lewis
"Thanks for the last and greatest betrayal of the last and greatest of human dreams. Thanks for the American dream to vulgarize and falsity until the bare lies shine through." -William Burroughs
These quotes also point that the song is about the state of the United States, and fit with the album's theme of a dystopian society created by governmental actions.