This song is about The Prisoner, or at least has a lot of imagery from it:
"I will not be pushed, I will not be stamped, defiled" - From the episode 'Arrival', an almost direct quote of Number 6 talking to Number 2.
"I will not be crushed, I am not your only child" - in the episode 'Once Upon a Time', Number 2 probes Number 6's memories and finds that he had defiance towards his father.
"I am not a freak, object of your own desire" - in 'A Change of Mind', Number 2 tries to make Number 6 believe that he's had a lobotomy to stop him from being aggressive.
"I am not ashamed, I am not your alibi" - in 'Hammer Into Anvil', Number 6 tries to stop a villager from Number 2's mental torture, and the villager commits suicide. Number 2 threatens to make Number 6 pay, but Number 6 chooses instead to inflict his revenge on Number 2.
"I am not a pawn, this is not a game of chess" - in the episode 'Checkmate', Number 6 is a pawn in a real life game of chess, and is figuratively a "pawn" of the other prisoners in the village.
"I am not a pin stuck into your shiny vest" - all the villagers wear a badge with their number on it, but Number 6 refuses to wear his.
"I am not a slave, I will do what I do best, walking out on you, take my life and leave the rest" - Number 6 has a burning desire to escape The Village.
"I stand alone, now I can see
You won't bring me down
For all this pain and misery
I'm not broken
All the hatred can't you see
You won't bring me down
All the light set me free
I'm not broken"
The chorus refers to all the attempts the various Number 2s make to "break" Number 6 to extract the top secret information from him, and Number 6 ultimately resists each and every one of them.
This song is about The Prisoner, or at least has a lot of imagery from it:
"I will not be pushed, I will not be stamped, defiled" - From the episode 'Arrival', an almost direct quote of Number 6 talking to Number 2.
"I will not be crushed, I am not your only child" - in the episode 'Once Upon a Time', Number 2 probes Number 6's memories and finds that he had defiance towards his father.
"I am not a freak, object of your own desire" - in 'A Change of Mind', Number 2 tries to make Number 6 believe that he's had a lobotomy to stop him from being aggressive.
"I am not ashamed, I am not your alibi" - in 'Hammer Into Anvil', Number 6 tries to stop a villager from Number 2's mental torture, and the villager commits suicide. Number 2 threatens to make Number 6 pay, but Number 6 chooses instead to inflict his revenge on Number 2.
"I am not a pawn, this is not a game of chess" - in the episode 'Checkmate', Number 6 is a pawn in a real life game of chess, and is figuratively a "pawn" of the other prisoners in the village.
"I am not a pin stuck into your shiny vest" - all the villagers wear a badge with their number on it, but Number 6 refuses to wear his.
"I am not a slave, I will do what I do best, walking out on you, take my life and leave the rest" - Number 6 has a burning desire to escape The Village.
"I stand alone, now I can see You won't bring me down For all this pain and misery I'm not broken
All the hatred can't you see You won't bring me down All the light set me free I'm not broken"
The chorus refers to all the attempts the various Number 2s make to "break" Number 6 to extract the top secret information from him, and Number 6 ultimately resists each and every one of them.