I always thought this song was a condemnation of war. The plan was to make this guy into a great soldier and while he did kill a lot of people, the plan failed. There is a reference to Jesus when he talks about being dragged through the city streets and nail you to a cross. The subject of the song did what he was told, fought in war, was declared defective and ended up being useless to everyone. It's kind of a sad song that I listened to a lot when I was a kid.
I always thought this song was a condemnation of war. The plan was to make this guy into a great soldier and while he did kill a lot of people, the plan failed. There is a reference to Jesus when he talks about being dragged through the city streets and nail you to a cross. The subject of the song did what he was told, fought in war, was declared defective and ended up being useless to everyone. It's kind of a sad song that I listened to a lot when I was a kid.