This song reeks of sarcasm and derision straight from the off. The lyrics describe someone who's "honor's going to knock them down," someone whose values blind their vision and their judgement, someone whose life is only black and white and there is no grey. The song sneers at these people in a way that suggests the narrator has been hurt by the “sects of disconnection” before.

In a broader sense the narrator is suggesting that only by adapting your beliefs to the changing world around you, can you actually survive. The last verse is almost a plea to see sense before it's too late, and yet there is always that tone of derision that suggests he doesn't believe it'll happen, even if he asks.