Lyric discussion by Crapsolutely 

stop with the biblical nonsense what the hell. also you 9/11 people are funny but no.

TLDR I've listened to this song a million times since I first heard it in ~'97 and it's pretty clear to me it's about dogma and the collective stupidity of people in groups. In a more general sense. Cornell likes to be vague so you can make what you want out of the specifics. it's also a musical and lyrical masterpiece and is badass as fuck. have a nice day.

@Crapsolutely

Virtually all of Soundgarden's songs have Biblical themes, so your suggestion to "stop with the Biblical nonsense" is quite asinine.

"TLDR I've listened to this song a million times since I first heard it in ~'97 and it's pretty clear to me it's about dogma and the collective stupidity of people in groups"

It's about far more than that, buddy.

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