Lyric discussion by learningtolisten 

Cover art for Drones lyrics by Rise Against

May I bring one thing to light? It is a follow-on from Prayer of the refugee so it continues that story e.g. the chgaracter has arrived, but life isn't the freedom that he expected doesn't exist. They don't know what to do, and so they follow their "programming" and follow the "faceless queen" they've forgotten what its like to really live, "if walls could speak, I pray that they would tell me what to do". In the later part, after he has "left" the colony he just wants to forget his time there. the failed attemp at living a simple life is just that. hive creatures rely on groups and alone are much weaker so the character has no choice but to return to work for the controlling power.