There's a couple more things I was trying to aurally convey. Maybe they'll be caught as well. Fingers crossed.
I'll give it a shot.
So as I'm listening to that sort of Danny Elfman up-and-down part, I get a picture of a roller coaster and a weird scary funhouse.
So, roller coaster = life's ups and downs?
Fun house mirrors = distorted view of the world?
"it's the culture walking tall" = hmmm, something about Trump? Ted Nugent?
This kind of reminded me of dissecting Bye Bye Miss American Pie for all the hidden meanings in the lyrics.
One nit: the ending goes on for too long.