I think this song is political in some sense. It is about the establishment having control over our lives and making us feel dependent on them. It's about allowing them to own us and take away our freedoms. The "lease is up" is them taking away your right to live whenever they see fit. The real cause of death is society and the government, but people are too blinded to see that and will think it is their fault.
Could possibly be a reference to staged terror attacks and 9/11 being an inside job, but that may be taking it too far. I'll try to explain certain lines below:
"They break our legs to prove a point"
They harm us with terrorist attacks to show that we need them to protect us.
"A bible in one hand, he makes decisions
The lease is up"
Bush claiming to be a Christian decides when people get to die in his insane causes. A true hypocrite.
"An hysteric at the top
Saying everything is safe"
The people at the top saying they can protect us and don't worry about what they're actually doing to keep us safe, just go on with your lives.
"God is going to get sick of me
And the accident
That takes the beat from my heart
Will look like it was my fault"
Not quite sure on this one, could be somewhat sarcastic. Whatever took his life will seem like it was his fault for not allowing the government to take care of him.
"Spend one more day backed into a corner
The lease is up
Impossible to lose support gets stronger
Each time something frightens them
You'll set it right"
Everyone is afraid of terrorism and gives their support to the government to "set it right".
"And that nothing can be taken and that nothing can be taken from me
After I've stopped waiting for an ambulance to come and get me"
Everyone thinks that nothing can be taken from them in this country and that we are free. In reality they can take everything from you, including your life.
I don't know, i could be way off, but it seems like there is more to it than just a guy dieing and going to heaven, there is a lot of anger in it.
I think this song is political in some sense. It is about the establishment having control over our lives and making us feel dependent on them. It's about allowing them to own us and take away our freedoms. The "lease is up" is them taking away your right to live whenever they see fit. The real cause of death is society and the government, but people are too blinded to see that and will think it is their fault.
Could possibly be a reference to staged terror attacks and 9/11 being an inside job, but that may be taking it too far. I'll try to explain certain lines below:
"They break our legs to prove a point"
They harm us with terrorist attacks to show that we need them to protect us.
"A bible in one hand, he makes decisions The lease is up"
Bush claiming to be a Christian decides when people get to die in his insane causes. A true hypocrite.
"An hysteric at the top Saying everything is safe"
The people at the top saying they can protect us and don't worry about what they're actually doing to keep us safe, just go on with your lives.
"God is going to get sick of me And the accident That takes the beat from my heart Will look like it was my fault"
Not quite sure on this one, could be somewhat sarcastic. Whatever took his life will seem like it was his fault for not allowing the government to take care of him.
"Spend one more day backed into a corner The lease is up Impossible to lose support gets stronger Each time something frightens them You'll set it right"
Everyone is afraid of terrorism and gives their support to the government to "set it right".
"And that nothing can be taken and that nothing can be taken from me After I've stopped waiting for an ambulance to come and get me"
Everyone thinks that nothing can be taken from them in this country and that we are free. In reality they can take everything from you, including your life.
I don't know, i could be way off, but it seems like there is more to it than just a guy dieing and going to heaven, there is a lot of anger in it.