To me, this song has always seemed clearly political, and related to 9/11. "We both know you could deflate a 7 huricane" is in relation to Huricane Katrina, and America's "decay". In other words, a major disaster was downplayed by the government. "You and your tribe" is a reference to the government in general...president, and his tribe, congress, etc.
"I believe in defending what we once stood for" is pretty obvious. We used to stand for equality, not misogyny or homophobia. "A flag on a popstar on a benzodiazapene" is a clear reference to three things...flag worship, popstar worship and pharmaceutical worship.
Zion is obviously in reference to Israel. "Zion please remove your glove", is a plea for a perceived Israeli influence in our government to end, or at least show itself. This sets up the next part. "Dispel every trace of his spoken word that has lodged in my vortex" is a prayer of sorts, that the lies of the government will end.
"You could have spared her, oh, but no. Messiahs need people dying in their name", seems like a personal reference. Maybe someone that Tori knew who died on 9/11. But the "messiah" needed people to die in order to give themselves power.
Last line. "You say 'I ordered you a pancake'", I think, is a reference to the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11. The buildings collapsed in a manner known as "pancaking". I think that Tori believes that 9/11 was an inside job, and the destruction of the Twin Towers was a justification for what was to come. I just feel that these lyrics have heavy political overtones, and based on the tie frame in which they were written, this is the conclusion I have come to.
@randomguy1969 Thank you, yes I was thinking about the same thing on the "Zion please remove your glove" verse about the unholy alliance between Israel and the US, I'm glad that I've found someone else that interpreted it that way
@randomguy1969 Thank you, yes I was thinking about the same thing on the "Zion please remove your glove" verse about the unholy alliance between Israel and the US, I'm glad that I've found someone else that interpreted it that way
To me, this song has always seemed clearly political, and related to 9/11. "We both know you could deflate a 7 huricane" is in relation to Huricane Katrina, and America's "decay". In other words, a major disaster was downplayed by the government. "You and your tribe" is a reference to the government in general...president, and his tribe, congress, etc.
"I believe in defending what we once stood for" is pretty obvious. We used to stand for equality, not misogyny or homophobia. "A flag on a popstar on a benzodiazapene" is a clear reference to three things...flag worship, popstar worship and pharmaceutical worship.
Zion is obviously in reference to Israel. "Zion please remove your glove", is a plea for a perceived Israeli influence in our government to end, or at least show itself. This sets up the next part. "Dispel every trace of his spoken word that has lodged in my vortex" is a prayer of sorts, that the lies of the government will end.
"You could have spared her, oh, but no. Messiahs need people dying in their name", seems like a personal reference. Maybe someone that Tori knew who died on 9/11. But the "messiah" needed people to die in order to give themselves power.
Last line. "You say 'I ordered you a pancake'", I think, is a reference to the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11. The buildings collapsed in a manner known as "pancaking". I think that Tori believes that 9/11 was an inside job, and the destruction of the Twin Towers was a justification for what was to come. I just feel that these lyrics have heavy political overtones, and based on the tie frame in which they were written, this is the conclusion I have come to.
@randomguy1969 Thank you, yes I was thinking about the same thing on the "Zion please remove your glove" verse about the unholy alliance between Israel and the US, I'm glad that I've found someone else that interpreted it that way
@randomguy1969 Thank you, yes I was thinking about the same thing on the "Zion please remove your glove" verse about the unholy alliance between Israel and the US, I'm glad that I've found someone else that interpreted it that way