It's talkin' about how prideful we are as people about the things we accomplish. It's always from the beginning of time been a competition of who's better. Who has more control. And the song explains the intensity all of this has gotten to. No longer is it a friendly game of who has what. The things we do now could/and control people's lives.
In general it's about man's thirst for satisfaction. It's lust for power. And how our selfishness will do nothing but put us closer to the end.