My best guess is that this song is about homeless people. They're often looked down upon as worthless drunks and crazy people, but without any real understanding of who they actually are.
"Prisoners in a sterile vacuum - hearts that feel but dare not touch
The freak show in this callous circus - on parade so all may look"
They're right there in the middle of society, and feel like the rest of us, but their own shame and regular folk's disdain for them/fear of them keep them from ever trying to make normal human contact.
"Those who gaze upon the outcasts to taste how bitter life can be
Can't comprehend the pain you feel - their blinkered eyes will never see."
Many of us pass by these people, see them, maybe think "damn, it would suck to be in their place", then we move on with our lives. However, we really don't know how hard it is to live a life like that.
I know if I was homeless I'd be a huge drunk.
I think the Bible verses are inserted into the song to imply how so many of us (the Christians) preach loving kindness and care for the poor, but don't live by it.
I just can't figure the first verse into my interpretation.
My best guess is that this song is about homeless people. They're often looked down upon as worthless drunks and crazy people, but without any real understanding of who they actually are.
"Prisoners in a sterile vacuum - hearts that feel but dare not touch The freak show in this callous circus - on parade so all may look"
They're right there in the middle of society, and feel like the rest of us, but their own shame and regular folk's disdain for them/fear of them keep them from ever trying to make normal human contact.
"Those who gaze upon the outcasts to taste how bitter life can be Can't comprehend the pain you feel - their blinkered eyes will never see."
Many of us pass by these people, see them, maybe think "damn, it would suck to be in their place", then we move on with our lives. However, we really don't know how hard it is to live a life like that.
I know if I was homeless I'd be a huge drunk.
I think the Bible verses are inserted into the song to imply how so many of us (the Christians) preach loving kindness and care for the poor, but don't live by it.
I just can't figure the first verse into my interpretation.