in my opinion the first verse of this song may mean, a person (lets go with a male) is in a bad place in life and doesnt see a way out, 2. he is given an opprotunity by a group of his kind (maybe a least than honest group)3.even tho he is apprehensive at first he joins the group because they are the lesser of two evils. 4.he at first is happy to be in the group and has high goals but then things change. 5.he realizes that even in the group he cannot acheive his goals and feels the same as he did in the begining and allows his desires to fade. (personal meaning only. i dont see an enviromental meaning altho there may be one.)
in my opinion the first verse of this song may mean, a person (lets go with a male) is in a bad place in life and doesnt see a way out, 2. he is given an opprotunity by a group of his kind (maybe a least than honest group)3.even tho he is apprehensive at first he joins the group because they are the lesser of two evils. 4.he at first is happy to be in the group and has high goals but then things change. 5.he realizes that even in the group he cannot acheive his goals and feels the same as he did in the begining and allows his desires to fade. (personal meaning only. i dont see an enviromental meaning altho there may be one.)