This
song was written by
Trent to express his problems with his
record company, as well as the other 6
core songs on "
Broken". Although it does seem to imply certain undertones about
capitalism in general, as seen by this
interpretation:
"Don't open your eyes, you wont like what you see"
referring to many US
Americans ignorance of the immense
poverty in the
world and the high
poverty rate in the
USA
"the
devils of truth steal the
souls of the free"
this could be referring to how many people believe that
capitalism grants
economic freedom
"
slave screams...he spends his life learning
conformity
slave screams...he claims he has his own
identity"
this could be saying that many people under
capitalist nations must
conform to the estent that they usually have to support a
company to
survive and that they also feel that
capitalism grants more
individuality
The meaning of "
March of the Pigs" backs this
arguement up immensely, although
Trent Reznor must spend a lot of money on his
instruments..