I agree that "mocking man's best friend" refers to a wolf being closely related to a dog. However, I think the wolf symbolizes those that are close to you and you consider to be a friend. When actually they will be the cause of your demise.
Thank you neenja for pointing out the fable, I was curious where Dustin got the whole Lion/Wolf idea.
In "The Sky is Falling" Dustin refers to jingoism a couple times, and he refers to war in several other songs in this project. I think the wolf represents (more specifically) any government that uses offense as its best defense. For example, the U.S.'s current foreign policy. And Dustin is saying this will only invite those that already oppose us to attack, and our government will have to clean up the mess.
I agree that "mocking man's best friend" refers to a wolf being closely related to a dog. However, I think the wolf symbolizes those that are close to you and you consider to be a friend. When actually they will be the cause of your demise.
Thank you neenja for pointing out the fable, I was curious where Dustin got the whole Lion/Wolf idea.
In "The Sky is Falling" Dustin refers to jingoism a couple times, and he refers to war in several other songs in this project. I think the wolf represents (more specifically) any government that uses offense as its best defense. For example, the U.S.'s current foreign policy. And Dustin is saying this will only invite those that already oppose us to attack, and our government will have to clean up the mess.