The above stated psychoanalytical interpretation is quite insightful and almost works very well, with one important disclaimer:
The lyrics say 'This is the working hour, we are PAID by those who learn by our mistakes' (not pained).
This makes me thing that this song is about just what the title suggest: working hours, frustration and exploitation at work; and if you make to many mistakes, you receive little or no payment (the line 'This day and age, for all and not for one' is much more vague however; could mean that at work you're just part of a subordinate collective, the individual doesn't count).
And the fear in 'Fear is such a vicious thing, it wraps me up in chains' for me indicates the primal fear that everyone has for their very employment, their livelihood (you never know if you're gonna get sacked next week)
The above stated psychoanalytical interpretation is quite insightful and almost works very well, with one important disclaimer: The lyrics say 'This is the working hour, we are PAID by those who learn by our mistakes' (not pained). This makes me thing that this song is about just what the title suggest: working hours, frustration and exploitation at work; and if you make to many mistakes, you receive little or no payment (the line 'This day and age, for all and not for one' is much more vague however; could mean that at work you're just part of a subordinate collective, the individual doesn't count). And the fear in 'Fear is such a vicious thing, it wraps me up in chains' for me indicates the primal fear that everyone has for their very employment, their livelihood (you never know if you're gonna get sacked next week)