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The single was the first to be released from the | The single was the first to be released from the studio album ''ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts'', a three-part concept album that acts as a sequel to 1995's ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]'', 2000's ''[[Machina/The Machines of God]]'' and ''[[Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music]]''. | ||
The song is sung from the perspective of the Authoritarian of the story. In a September 20, 2022 interview with ''[[W:Kerrang|Kerrang]]'', [[Billy Corgan]] described the Authoritarian as relaying propaganda to the masses "'Trust the message'. At the height of the pandemic, we kept saying trust the science. Having been in public life for 35 years, anytime anyone asks you to trust them, that's when I run. So it's a little bit like somebody saying, if you just have faith in what we stand for, everything will be fine."<ref name="Ruskell" /> | The song is sung from the perspective of the Authoritarian of the story. In a September 20, 2022 interview with ''[[W:Kerrang|Kerrang]]'', [[Billy Corgan]] described the Authoritarian as relaying propaganda to the masses "'Trust the message'. At the height of the pandemic, we kept saying trust the science. Having been in public life for 35 years, anytime anyone asks you to trust them, that's when I run. So it's a little bit like somebody saying, if you just have faith in what we stand for, everything will be fine."<ref name="Ruskell" /> | ||