I think this song is describing humanity's basic nature as animalistic, angry, violent, self-important, and of course vain.
First verse--describing the anger and violence of humanity, as well as saying that humans are merely animals after all.
Second and third verse--Humans throughout history have destroyed other cultures, mocked and destroyed their works, and replaced them with their own cultural icons, all to glorify ourselves and satiate our vanity. Then, when we're the ones being destroyed by another culture, we denounce our vanity and grovel for mercy.
Fourth verse--We're hyperaware of our shortcomings and failures, yet impaired to be able to fix them. We have to constantly elevate humanity's importance, make ourselves feel special in the universe, to differentiate ourselves from other animals. And ironically, we depend on those "lesser" animals for everything.
Fifth verse--Kind of reiterating what's been said. We as humans, in our vanity, constantly need reassuring that we're better than others and that we're special in this world.
I think this song is describing humanity's basic nature as animalistic, angry, violent, self-important, and of course vain.
First verse--describing the anger and violence of humanity, as well as saying that humans are merely animals after all.
Second and third verse--Humans throughout history have destroyed other cultures, mocked and destroyed their works, and replaced them with their own cultural icons, all to glorify ourselves and satiate our vanity. Then, when we're the ones being destroyed by another culture, we denounce our vanity and grovel for mercy.
Fourth verse--We're hyperaware of our shortcomings and failures, yet impaired to be able to fix them. We have to constantly elevate humanity's importance, make ourselves feel special in the universe, to differentiate ourselves from other animals. And ironically, we depend on those "lesser" animals for everything.
Fifth verse--Kind of reiterating what's been said. We as humans, in our vanity, constantly need reassuring that we're better than others and that we're special in this world.