To me, the song is about how destructive the belief in a salvationist messiah is. The early verses are all about the promises a messiah brings, that there will be no more tears, that he brings the dawn after the rain, that he is the savior essentially. Then next verses refer to how this belief is actually like a psychic virus that slowly destroys you, that this messiah born is a parasitic cancer. 'shine on me, this little light on me." This is the illusion the messiah casts, the mesmerizing rainbow projected into the mind. But then, "Feed it". It is a parasite, the rainbow is a lie, it demands and takes something from you. "Watch the dying day waltz." Everyone has put their faith in this lie, slowly destroying their community, integrity, they follow the savior, now all that's left to do is watch them die. These lyrics state an anti-religious allegory without naming names.
To me, the song is about how destructive the belief in a salvationist messiah is. The early verses are all about the promises a messiah brings, that there will be no more tears, that he brings the dawn after the rain, that he is the savior essentially. Then next verses refer to how this belief is actually like a psychic virus that slowly destroys you, that this messiah born is a parasitic cancer. 'shine on me, this little light on me." This is the illusion the messiah casts, the mesmerizing rainbow projected into the mind. But then, "Feed it". It is a parasite, the rainbow is a lie, it demands and takes something from you. "Watch the dying day waltz." Everyone has put their faith in this lie, slowly destroying their community, integrity, they follow the savior, now all that's left to do is watch them die. These lyrics state an anti-religious allegory without naming names.