I think this song applies to two ideas: "an eye for an eye" and political revolt.
"An eye for an eye" is the idea I firstly get from the song because of the continuous "if he takes something precious from me, I'm going to take something precious for him."
It reminds me of political up-rise/revolution/retaliation towards the government because it reminds me of how the Gov. can take things from you, but they are at the status where they are almost untouchable. And at the same time, what the "mayor" says is what goes. So if he doesn't like the narrator, no one else does; if he feels sick, everyone is sad; the "mayor" has a strong sense of being in charge and easily catered to by everyone below him as well.
I think this song applies to two ideas: "an eye for an eye" and political revolt. "An eye for an eye" is the idea I firstly get from the song because of the continuous "if he takes something precious from me, I'm going to take something precious for him."
It reminds me of political up-rise/revolution/retaliation towards the government because it reminds me of how the Gov. can take things from you, but they are at the status where they are almost untouchable. And at the same time, what the "mayor" says is what goes. So if he doesn't like the narrator, no one else does; if he feels sick, everyone is sad; the "mayor" has a strong sense of being in charge and easily catered to by everyone below him as well.