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"Rules of Nature" is the main theme for Metal Gear RAY and Grad in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.

The lyrics describe a metaphor for survival of the fittest in the animal kingdom, but applied to today's society. Raiden is portrayed as the weak prey (smaller physical size), and Metal Gear RAY as the strong predator or hunter (through sheer size, military equipment and power), showing that force alone does not guarantee victory and that victory can be won through ingenuity. The confrontation with the GRAD is similar: GRAD is an armored Unmanned Gear, equipped with machine guns and shields, but Raiden can break through its defenses with his High Frequency blade.

Another interpretation of the lyrics paints the song as a lament for/by the Unmanned Gears, describing them as "a starving beast" and "a predator on the verge of death". This mirrors the change in warfare depicted in the game - with the advent of cyborg technology, unmanned weapons like RAY and GRAD are becoming obsolete, despite being the core of warfare strategies a few years ago. In this interpretation, the song could also foreshadow Raiden's defeat at the hands of Samuel Rodrigues at the end of the prologue - like RAY, Raiden's own cybernetics are outdated by the standards of the game's timeline.

Like all the songs of the album Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Vocal Tracks, the prototype version of "Rules of Nature" included in the demo version of the game was noticeably unfinished, not yet possessing most of the synth elements. Additionally, the drums had not yet been spliced with synth versions, and other various effects & break elements that would be incorporated into the retail version. The most notable difference is a completely different set of lyrics, sung by Graeme Cornies as opposed to Jason Miller.