one of my all time favorite STP songs yet i have trouble on trying to figure out the songs meaning... heres my little theory..
ok this songs lyrics are very cryptic and mysterious and heres my take on the lyrics
i believe this song to be about a man who has returned home from war and reaching points of insanity from his experiences from the war ( such as the killings he committed )
i broke the breadline, nobody knows - he has returned home from the war after sacrificing his life for his country in the war, yet nobody will ever understand exactly what he went through
i walk the frontline, still got far to go -whenevr he walked the frontline during the war, he is thinking to himself, even if i survive this time, i will be right back in the frontline sometime again in the near future and realized he has a long way home to ever get back home in the US where he can be safe again
i broke the breadline, dont wanna know - now that he is back home, he is being asked about his experiences, and he is letting people know you dont ever want to know all the things that took place during the war, as it is very horrendous and brutal
It's staring me down
Wearing a crown of apathy – he is looking at his enemy during war, knowing that he is going die if he doesn’t kill the enemy first, and his surivival instincts begin to kick in
I'm standing around
Dressed like a clown
Don't know my name
You know where to find me – he is “dressed like a clown” in his combat gear. Standing around waiting for the slightest moment to take out a human being that he knows nothing about.
I killed the manchild
I'll fast alone – after killing his the first enemy, he is tramatized at what has just taken place and needs to be alone
Just my take on the song , makes sense to me so I always think of it this way... how do you guys interpret the song??