Quite honestly, I've seen a lot of comments referring to the American government. While this is a good example of the song; it's a government that could have been great at one point, but it fell to serious corruption, this song goes much further than that. Take a look around- this song can be applied everywhere, from governments to buisiness to social classes. The people at the top now are doing nothing but sticking their feet in the faces of the people below them, trying to turn them into their mindless dolls to jump and dance to their every whim. The ones at top keep the others blinded with their lies of saying they do what they do "because they care", while if you trulely look at it, it only benefits them. However, the artist sees that they are going to fall soon, whether it be from the "ascension", or from them gaining too much power, or whatever, and is saying that everyone needs to realize that this is going on, and to prepare for the moment they fall to reclaim equality and freedom amongst each other again. Also, sorry for the freakin' novel of a comment I left, everyone, I've been thinking on this song for a while since I've heard it. It's one of my favorites; deep meaning or not, it's a really good song.