This is a song about Lucifer - you know, the Prince of Darkness. Satan. The Devil. In the Bilical passages, Lucifer was an angel who was set to rule the world, but he tried to gain too much power too quickly and in inappropriate ways, so as punishment he was smitten by God to be fallen to rule the Underworld and seek the souls of mankind through temptation and the allure of sin. This song reflects the biblical story but also alludes that ruling Hell isn't all it's quite cracked up to be. Begging the question, is it better to rule in Hell or serve in Heaven? Coldplay suggests it's better to serve in Heaven. The Evil Empire isn't for the faint of heart, or the pure souls among us. If you believ as I do, I think that Satan speaks to us through music, as does God, and that we have the option of interpreting music either way, the choice of which you will listen to, and which songs you will be gently persuaded by, and which you will take to your heart and soul, make love during a cd or particpiate in a drive by killing during one of your favorites, smoke meth while listening or get dressed for church as it plays. The message is that God ules the world, Satan is God's b*h.