I'm very surprised there are so few comments. This song struck me in a very unusual way the first time I heard it. It's obvious to me that this song is an indictment against christians in this country. We are the good monsters, for sure, bored and in love with ourselves. But this song has a prophetic element too, I believe. Just look at the first line. "All the good monsters open their eyes to see the wasteland where the homefires rise and the people shouted why, why, why?" This brings the 911 terror attacks to mind, and may suggest a coming day of judgment. The second verse backs up this notion, about the "giants" (clearly evil), coming awake. Yet, most christians do not understand God's righteous judgement and it leaves them speechless. "All the bright eyes turn away, as if there wasn't anything to say about the justice and the mystery." Quite sobering.
I'm very surprised there are so few comments. This song struck me in a very unusual way the first time I heard it. It's obvious to me that this song is an indictment against christians in this country. We are the good monsters, for sure, bored and in love with ourselves. But this song has a prophetic element too, I believe. Just look at the first line. "All the good monsters open their eyes to see the wasteland where the homefires rise and the people shouted why, why, why?" This brings the 911 terror attacks to mind, and may suggest a coming day of judgment. The second verse backs up this notion, about the "giants" (clearly evil), coming awake. Yet, most christians do not understand God's righteous judgement and it leaves them speechless. "All the bright eyes turn away, as if there wasn't anything to say about the justice and the mystery." Quite sobering.