It's abt the government's ability to silence people. The catastrophes of government abuse and ineptitude are right before our eyes but we look the other way as they hurry us along and prevent us from speaking out (thus the gagging order). The drug references are a form of self-medication or even prescribed medication designed to dull our minds (take the edge off) and get us through the day without blowing our tops. Not a complicated song really, but strangely beautiful with its ho-hum-another-day sort of rhythm.
It's abt the government's ability to silence people. The catastrophes of government abuse and ineptitude are right before our eyes but we look the other way as they hurry us along and prevent us from speaking out (thus the gagging order). The drug references are a form of self-medication or even prescribed medication designed to dull our minds (take the edge off) and get us through the day without blowing our tops. Not a complicated song really, but strangely beautiful with its ho-hum-another-day sort of rhythm.