San Francisco B.C. Lyrics

Lyric discussion by JFISHAUF 

Cover art for San Francisco B.C. lyrics by Silver Jews, The

"Gene's talking about insignificant shit Just like crooks in the movies when they do that bit. He said the power of metal will never be harnessed. I thought the wages of metal should be heavily garnished."

Anyone else think they're talking about Metal, the genre of music? I think it's a subtle dig at metal "musicians" getting big and famous. Berman is clearly not a metal fan.