I think the essence of it must be about turning into something you don't want yourself to be, but I guess it to some degree, if not completely, also is a song about how people of authority like e.g. police misuse their power and become lured into becoming the criminals themselves.
Personally I think it might be about american international politics and how The US has misused their power for own gain and how the people (and politicians) get tricked into believeing what they are doing is right due to that they are getting rid of a possible threat (socialism, islam etc.) without realizing tht nothing is completely white or black, both socialism and islam can be completely harmless, and in the contrary quite a positive thing under the right conditions, but due to the power one posses one can become blinded and restrict others right in order to feel "safe" themselves.
I think the essence of it must be about turning into something you don't want yourself to be, but I guess it to some degree, if not completely, also is a song about how people of authority like e.g. police misuse their power and become lured into becoming the criminals themselves.
Personally I think it might be about american international politics and how The US has misused their power for own gain and how the people (and politicians) get tricked into believeing what they are doing is right due to that they are getting rid of a possible threat (socialism, islam etc.) without realizing tht nothing is completely white or black, both socialism and islam can be completely harmless, and in the contrary quite a positive thing under the right conditions, but due to the power one posses one can become blinded and restrict others right in order to feel "safe" themselves.