This song is about the last thoughts of Jesus Christ before being crucified.

Explanations of the content of this song frequently reference the controversial Martin Scorcese film The Last Temptation of Christ, and it is possible the song and movie were inspired by the same novel. The book and the movie deal with the temptation Jesus had to refuse to be sacrificed for the good of mankind.

This is a song about all the ridiculous ways that people try to teach us about God, what I think Jesus might have sung about while he was dying, and what our logo was about, see no evil, speak no evil, and hear no evil.

—Dave Mustaine