I think the criticism in this song is being leveled against the sexual hypocrisy of the religious right, hence the strong innuendo of
All you sad and lost apostles
Hum my name and flare their nostrils
Choking on the bones you toss around
With the "bone" being "tossed around" alluding to the apes in 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as to a "boner" (flash back "HUM my name").
In general, it paints the religious right as atavistic, and deftly employs images of the evolution of the species against them, implying their antipathy towards that theory is largely due to the fact that they're getting left behind. And, as we've seen so often, they keep getting caught with their pants down, doing things they would condemn others for and would legislate against.
Not seeing much in this song specifically aimed at the Bush administration, but of course, they pander to these sorts
I think the criticism in this song is being leveled against the sexual hypocrisy of the religious right, hence the strong innuendo of
All you sad and lost apostles Hum my name and flare their nostrils Choking on the bones you toss around
With the "bone" being "tossed around" alluding to the apes in 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as to a "boner" (flash back "HUM my name").
In general, it paints the religious right as atavistic, and deftly employs images of the evolution of the species against them, implying their antipathy towards that theory is largely due to the fact that they're getting left behind. And, as we've seen so often, they keep getting caught with their pants down, doing things they would condemn others for and would legislate against.
Not seeing much in this song specifically aimed at the Bush administration, but of course, they pander to these sorts