^ The character is scared/disgusted of the kind of morals, or lack thereof, that is lingering around "people" as a whole--the constant bee in people's pants that make everyone be nasty to each other, or the bombardment of sex in media, lots of topics come to mind. He/she is asking to be sheltered, hidden away and unexposed to the nastiness of the world--the "mamma save me" line hints at this more than anything. A "fool in history" indicates how little he thinks of people's antics and amoral lifestyles--the way they live is like a self-inflicted lobotomy, so why should he/she let him/herself be infected by their way of life? A bit of nonconformist idealism coupled with conservatism, I think.
^ The character is scared/disgusted of the kind of morals, or lack thereof, that is lingering around "people" as a whole--the constant bee in people's pants that make everyone be nasty to each other, or the bombardment of sex in media, lots of topics come to mind. He/she is asking to be sheltered, hidden away and unexposed to the nastiness of the world--the "mamma save me" line hints at this more than anything. A "fool in history" indicates how little he thinks of people's antics and amoral lifestyles--the way they live is like a self-inflicted lobotomy, so why should he/she let him/herself be infected by their way of life? A bit of nonconformist idealism coupled with conservatism, I think.