This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
All clear, wail the sirens
Sunshine on the wasteland
Old man sitting in the white sand
I think we're in for a big surprise
Right between the eyes
Seemed a good idea
To drop a bomb on the wasteland here
Only one guy could be seen
And he was old and so serene
So the general sat in his deck chair
And the red light flashed, beware
And the pilot felt quite big-time
As the bomb sailed through the air
Now the captain sang and sang
As the bang went bang
But their eyes popped out
When the smoke began to clear
It was positively queer
All clear, wail the sirens
Sunshine on the wasteland
Old man sitting in the white sand
Think we're in for a big surprise
Right between the eyes
"Die," said the General
"Cobblers," said the man
So the Pentagon sent a cable
And the Queen a telegram
A-bombs, H-bombs, even very small ones
Ripped apart that sand
'Til the stench was just revolting
And the sky a greenish tan
But the soldier said "Sir
There's a crack in the world"
And the rivers went "Splash"
And the bits flew far and wide
As the universe sighed
All clear, wail the sirens
Sunshine on the wasteland
Old man sitting in the white sand
Think we're in for a big surprise
Right between the eyes
All clear, wail the sirens
Sunshine on the wasteland
Old man sitting in the white sand
Think we're in for a big surprise
Right between the eyes
When the smoke had blown away
There was nothing left to view
Except a man, dear Lord, who looked like you
Floating high up in the sky
Sunshine on the wasteland
Old man sitting in the white sand
I think we're in for a big surprise
Right between the eyes
Seemed a good idea
To drop a bomb on the wasteland here
Only one guy could be seen
And he was old and so serene
So the general sat in his deck chair
And the red light flashed, beware
And the pilot felt quite big-time
As the bomb sailed through the air
Now the captain sang and sang
As the bang went bang
But their eyes popped out
When the smoke began to clear
It was positively queer
All clear, wail the sirens
Sunshine on the wasteland
Old man sitting in the white sand
Think we're in for a big surprise
Right between the eyes
"Die," said the General
"Cobblers," said the man
So the Pentagon sent a cable
And the Queen a telegram
A-bombs, H-bombs, even very small ones
Ripped apart that sand
'Til the stench was just revolting
And the sky a greenish tan
But the soldier said "Sir
There's a crack in the world"
And the rivers went "Splash"
And the bits flew far and wide
As the universe sighed
All clear, wail the sirens
Sunshine on the wasteland
Old man sitting in the white sand
Think we're in for a big surprise
Right between the eyes
All clear, wail the sirens
Sunshine on the wasteland
Old man sitting in the white sand
Think we're in for a big surprise
Right between the eyes
When the smoke had blown away
There was nothing left to view
Except a man, dear Lord, who looked like you
Floating high up in the sky
Lyrics submitted by saturnine, edited by Teun, stephen b.
Bombers [Demo] Lyrics as written by David Bowie
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Yeah very simple...its about mutually assured destruction. Sooo good though...happy music for a dire concept. Well done, Bowie.
about the nuclear arms race, Cold War.
It's more than a B-side, it's all about war. And wouldn't you know? It's 197! Great music, though.
Methinks The Gentleman -- The handsome, talented Gentleman -- is singing a song about . . . wait for it, wait for it. . . WAR! Never has a war song been more danceable. Good going, Mr. Bowie!
Totally agree and i've never heard one that was kind of amusing
It appears the song is not to be taken quite so literally, and certainly not as seriously, as most of you have. Apparently, it's some kind of piss take or harmless take off on Neil Young. As Bowie said himself in a '72 interview, "...there's a thing called 'Bombers' which is kind of a skit on Neil Young."So there ya go.