Lyric discussion by festijunk 

may i ask what the universal is?

The Universal is a drug that everybody takes that cures everything and stops them from being suspicious of a government that is slowly taking over their lives. That's why it's called "The Universal" - the supposedly-successor to Prozac.

As someone who takes medication and is a Libertarian, I really like this song ... it's my favorite Blur song, and in my top ten of my all-time favorite songs.

@festijunk I was just about to say drugs then I expanded Mackerni's comment and realised that I was beaten to the punch...

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