Lyric discussion by goodtimes9 

Cover art for You're Gonna Go Far, Kid lyrics by Offspring, The

As most of you are posting, I agree that they are making a Lord of the Flies reference. However, just because they mention "Lord of the Flies," doesn't mean that the song is literally about the book itself. It's just a reference to the song's overall meaning, which is about manipulating people to get what you want.

For example, if you and me are playing football and you make a nice pass to me, I might say, "Nice pass, Peyton Manning," but I don't literally mean that you are Peyton Manning, I'm just comparing you to him. The same is done in this song with the lyric, "Clever alibis, Lord of the Flies." He's just referring the main character of the song as being manipulative like the character from Lord of the Flies, but not saying that he is literally him.

@goodtimes9

You blew my mind.. I've been listening to that song for a long time, and I didn't even stop to see the "Lord of the Flies" line.