Nomad17 is correct on where A7x got the influence from the song from. Tho I don't believe that's what its all about simply what influenced it. I've never seen the movie or read the book so I couldn't honestly say, but thsi seems to be about how people try to make themselves better than they should be, but end up making themselves worse in the end. And then they want to go back but need help. Such as using steroids or other drugs.