Yep, the "folded faces to the floor" has to be the newspaper, though more often as delivered it is rolled. I'll go with the blade reference in the song facts being a lobotomy reference rather than Dianne's suggestion.
We should understand however our cultures evolve, and they are all different worldwide, similar thoughts would validly exist within and about any one of them. I mean whatever the culture the song could have been written about it. So, in a sense, the condition of the lyrics is inevitable. Just some have more which could be felt as crazies than others. 'course that depends upon perspective too.
That Songfacts site is a good one.
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