iment ▁of ▁nature , ▁and ▁Ste ele ' s ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁par ks ▁department , ▁when ▁young ▁children ▁called ▁him ▁the ▁" Green ▁Man " ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁green ▁uniform ▁he ▁wore ▁on ▁the ▁job . ▁The ▁song ▁introduction ▁includes ▁a ▁sample ▁of ▁the ▁garbage ▁tr uck ▁once ▁driven ▁by ▁Ste ele . ▁The ▁song ▁" Red ▁Water ▁( Christ mas ▁M our ning )" ▁is ▁about ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death . ▁October ▁R ust ▁eventually ▁achieved ▁Gold ▁status . ▁ ▁Ste ele ▁had ▁been ▁dealing ▁with ▁personal ▁problems ▁during ▁the ▁recording ▁and ▁mixing ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 ' s ▁stri pped - down ▁and ▁heav ier ▁sound ing ▁World ▁Com ing ▁Down . ▁Th emes ▁of ▁drug ▁ab use ▁and ▁add iction ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁particularly ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁" White ▁S la very ". ▁Death ▁also ▁featured ▁heavily ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁with ▁Ste ele ▁m our ning ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁loved ▁ones ▁on ▁the ▁tracks ▁" Every one ▁I ▁Love ▁is ▁Dead " ▁and ▁" Every thing ▁Dies ". ▁Ste ele ▁rec ount ed ▁his ▁experience ▁with ▁psych iat ric ▁treatment ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁" Who ▁Will ▁Save ▁the ▁S ane ? ". ▁On ▁" Py rett a ▁Bla ze " ▁Ste ele ▁tells ▁of ▁his ▁sexual ▁fant asy ▁involving ▁fire . ▁Ste ele ▁noted ▁the ▁emot ional ▁stra in ▁caused ▁by ▁executing ▁songs ▁from ▁World ▁Com ing ▁Down ▁in ▁a ▁live ▁setting . ▁The ▁set lists ▁for ▁live ▁shows ▁performed ▁since ▁the ▁initial