This song is about nothing more than greed, be it a corporation or an individual. It's the classic tale of the "big fish" rich, and manipulative people, who build their opulent lifestyle on the poor and desperate people who scrape pennies from the dollar of the capitalists, who are either born into their position or acquired it through ruthless or shady means. The hope and promise of the song is that these people will eventually get what's coming to them, a consequence of their own decadence and hedonism, they eventually "eat the bread of sorrow" Think of every socialite, talentless celeb, legacy politician, for the most part they're talentless, undeserving, scum, who despite their bank roll, are miserable. There are biblical connotations as well of course, but the way this song portrays these soulless jerks and the fact that power and wealth do not guarantee happiness, is brilliant, simple and true! This is one of my favorite songs ever!
This song is about nothing more than greed, be it a corporation or an individual. It's the classic tale of the "big fish" rich, and manipulative people, who build their opulent lifestyle on the poor and desperate people who scrape pennies from the dollar of the capitalists, who are either born into their position or acquired it through ruthless or shady means. The hope and promise of the song is that these people will eventually get what's coming to them, a consequence of their own decadence and hedonism, they eventually "eat the bread of sorrow" Think of every socialite, talentless celeb, legacy politician, for the most part they're talentless, undeserving, scum, who despite their bank roll, are miserable. There are biblical connotations as well of course, but the way this song portrays these soulless jerks and the fact that power and wealth do not guarantee happiness, is brilliant, simple and true! This is one of my favorite songs ever!