It is clearly a mass shooter sharing his thoughts and intentions. The only question is whether it's an indictment or a justification for those thoughts and intentions. The song doesn't seem to condemn mass shootings in any way and takes very matter-of-fact that the shooter is going to die at some point in the attack ("I've got an empty feeling I won't be home today"), like it's just part of the process. The lyrics, "No one is stopping you from a-doing what you want to do. No one is stopping you, now..." honestly feels like an invitation to follow through on the mass slaying. I don't know. Neither Axl (William Rose/Bailey) nor Buckethead (Brian Carroll) are known for their civic responsibility, but I'd like to think that this is one of those "cautionary" songs illustrating the horrors that mass murderers perpetrate, and not rebelliously justifying the underlying motivations thereof.
Oh, and @axlsbrain, I appreciate the wish of "good luck" in hitting Axl's voice and range. Turns out I did it...perfectly. I sound more like him than he does! No way, you say? Trust me, I wouldn't believe it, either, if someone claimed that. Here, check this out; it's not 'Shackler's Revenge', but you'll get the picture: youtube.com/watch?v=UWSOLTcoaDk
It is clearly a mass shooter sharing his thoughts and intentions. The only question is whether it's an indictment or a justification for those thoughts and intentions. The song doesn't seem to condemn mass shootings in any way and takes very matter-of-fact that the shooter is going to die at some point in the attack ("I've got an empty feeling I won't be home today"), like it's just part of the process. The lyrics, "No one is stopping you from a-doing what you want to do. No one is stopping you, now..." honestly feels like an invitation to follow through on the mass slaying. I don't know. Neither Axl (William Rose/Bailey) nor Buckethead (Brian Carroll) are known for their civic responsibility, but I'd like to think that this is one of those "cautionary" songs illustrating the horrors that mass murderers perpetrate, and not rebelliously justifying the underlying motivations thereof.
Oh, and @axlsbrain, I appreciate the wish of "good luck" in hitting Axl's voice and range. Turns out I did it...perfectly. I sound more like him than he does! No way, you say? Trust me, I wouldn't believe it, either, if someone claimed that. Here, check this out; it's not 'Shackler's Revenge', but you'll get the picture: youtube.com/watch?v=UWSOLTcoaDk