Lyric discussion by liescripplecrowdedrooms 

maybe david and goliath (the second chorus : "i ripped the jaw off the lions mouth..." and "not enough smooth stones to go around here")

or

the plato analogy of the men in the cave. maybe the attempt of a man to show others who are too attached to material possessions in a unrewarding world a different world and lifestyle. he is rewarded only with mockery and scolding.