The song is about the threat of nuclear war.
“There’s been a shadow hanging over the heads of all of us about the possibiliy of nuclear war […] since the invention of the atomic bomb. I thought that would be an interesting thing to explore.”
[Verse 1]
So many faces overlooked, I try
Today we launch the motherload, sky high
Yeah
So many faces overlooked, I try
But I don't think we've got the proper codes
Time to wipe
Oh, oh, oh
[Chorus: MOSSBACK, Sample]
Launch the wave
Multiply
Load the vein
Multiply
Launch the wave
Multiply
Load the vein
Multiply
Don't look at me, I'm looking back at you
—I'm looking back at you
[Verse 2]
The scale is broke—e—e—e—en
Fortifications sunken in
The flesh is borro—ow—ow—ow—ow—owed
And the skin is wearing thin
The people want i—it
Thе ma—adness of our days
Oh, to be of tomorrow—ow—ow
Oh, after thе war is said and done (done)
After the war is said and done (done)
After the war is said and done
[Bridge: Sample]
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Don't look at me, I'm looking back at you
—I'm looking back at you
[Outro: MOSSBACK, Sample]
So many faces overlooked, I
So many faces overlooked, I
So many faces overlooked, I
So many faces overlooked, I
So many faces overlooked, I
Don't look at me, I'm looking back at you
—I'm looking back at you