The compound eye is found on most insects and some crustaceans, which is composed of many light-sensitive elements, each having its own refractive system and each forming a portion of an image. Most compound eyes feature hexagonal lenses in an array forming the pattern.
Because of other references to the event in the album Geogaddi and the EP In a Beautiful Place Out In the Country, it is reasonable to surmise that the title of this track may also be referring to the siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas in 1993.