To me it sounds like the singer has just gotten out of prison and decides to go to Hawaii to relax. He buys a steak knife when he gets out (for what purpose I can't say) and gets caught with it at the airport.
Instead of pleasantly asking him why he has it the cops make threats and try to arrest him.
I think the song is about how ridiculous our national security has gotten that we basically assume someone is guilty for actions that could simply be a mistake.
It's this type of law enforcement that angers and frustrates people in the first place.
We could all benefit from a little more polite discourse. We can't all agree, but we needn't be disagreeable about it.
To me it sounds like the singer has just gotten out of prison and decides to go to Hawaii to relax. He buys a steak knife when he gets out (for what purpose I can't say) and gets caught with it at the airport.
Instead of pleasantly asking him why he has it the cops make threats and try to arrest him.
I think the song is about how ridiculous our national security has gotten that we basically assume someone is guilty for actions that could simply be a mistake.
It's this type of law enforcement that angers and frustrates people in the first place.
We could all benefit from a little more polite discourse. We can't all agree, but we needn't be disagreeable about it.