I think it's a very deep song that about a number of things... I read it as diatribe against issues like abortion (Pretty baby / Never born), the disinigration of the family (Rats in the attic / Toys in the cellar), promiscuity (Egomaniacal, As you screw yourself into oblivion) and the shock one feels when they look at a disturbed world in which they've played some role in creating (You'll have to face it / On your own / Smashed on the pavement / Stunned in amazement / Everything you make comes crawling back to you / You can't believe it / You didn't mean it / But they saw you do it and they know your name). Very powerful song that, once again, can be read many different ways.
I think it's a very deep song that about a number of things... I read it as diatribe against issues like abortion (Pretty baby / Never born), the disinigration of the family (Rats in the attic / Toys in the cellar), promiscuity (Egomaniacal, As you screw yourself into oblivion) and the shock one feels when they look at a disturbed world in which they've played some role in creating (You'll have to face it / On your own / Smashed on the pavement / Stunned in amazement / Everything you make comes crawling back to you / You can't believe it / You didn't mean it / But they saw you do it and they know your name). Very powerful song that, once again, can be read many different ways.