Song meaning
Brett: "Flat Earth Society is a song about ... the attitude of the Christians in this country who would like to keep the teaching of evolution out of our schools because of their religious beliefs. It's always been a pet peeve of mine and I've likened those types of close- minded people to a group of people called the Flat Earth Society, … I think they still exist, they've been around for years and years and years. They continue to maintain that the earth is flat."[1]
References
^ Roger Vulture interview with Brett (1996)