I would say the song is about shaping public opinion, changing the, say, radio frequency until their message is finally 'resonating' more and more in the populace. To achieve this they have to be 'stand-by soldiers who run by night', get 'caught in (the police's or security's) headlights', always swaying back and forth in their mind between wanting to give in to the state's seemingly overwhelming oppressive power, and their urge to resist, to create real freedom, and thus 'not losing it'.
I would say the song is about shaping public opinion, changing the, say, radio frequency until their message is finally 'resonating' more and more in the populace. To achieve this they have to be 'stand-by soldiers who run by night', get 'caught in (the police's or security's) headlights', always swaying back and forth in their mind between wanting to give in to the state's seemingly overwhelming oppressive power, and their urge to resist, to create real freedom, and thus 'not losing it'.