Lyric discussion by summerwine 

Cover art for Farewell lyrics by Yardbirds, The

I think about the Rapture when I hear this song because he’s talking about “people’s castoffs” like the clothing and other stuff people may leave behind after they’re raptured like in that episode of American Dad. And the “people snared within the wheel” could be people in cars being raptured only to get stuck in their cars.

My Interpretation