The first part of the song is about how a seemingly sane man does an insane thing, such as treason or a major shooting (The Oklahoma city bombing took place a few months before this album came out, and Timothy McVeigh was considered a perfectly sane man who out of the blue killed hundreds in a blink of an eye). It could also be referring to political leaders, who people devote their praise to, but they are in fact crazy (like Hitler, or even possibly members of the US government) The second part is about how people who aren't used to real life end up becoming addicted to hate and violence (The Columbine killers were sheltered and social rejects, and became obsessed with killing those in society who wouldn't accept them instead of befriending them)
So overall the song is about how things we do to protect ourselves, such as supporting leaders or people or sheltering our youth ends up bringing violence
The first part of the song is about how a seemingly sane man does an insane thing, such as treason or a major shooting (The Oklahoma city bombing took place a few months before this album came out, and Timothy McVeigh was considered a perfectly sane man who out of the blue killed hundreds in a blink of an eye). It could also be referring to political leaders, who people devote their praise to, but they are in fact crazy (like Hitler, or even possibly members of the US government) The second part is about how people who aren't used to real life end up becoming addicted to hate and violence (The Columbine killers were sheltered and social rejects, and became obsessed with killing those in society who wouldn't accept them instead of befriending them)
So overall the song is about how things we do to protect ourselves, such as supporting leaders or people or sheltering our youth ends up bringing violence