Radioactive

"I'm waking up to ash and dust, I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust, I'm breathing in, the chemicals. "

The singer is recognizing a toxic atmospher. He's not implying negativity on his part, so much as negativity in his surroundings

"I'm breaking in, shaping up, checking out on the prison bus."

This is him preparing to break free from that aforementioned atmospher. Prison implying that something is controling him against his will.

"This is it, the apocalypse, whoa."

The apocalypse, the end of the era, or the end of the situation.

"I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones. Enough to make my systems blow." (It's actually glow, not blow, meaning he's gaining strength)

He is awakened to the negative surrounding/situation, and he feels enough strength to break free.

"Welcome to the new age, to the new age. Welcome to the new age, to the new age."

This is intresting, the new age is a 20th century spritual movement. (a positive spiritual movement, implying he's creating or aiding in the movement for change and positivity)

Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive. Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive.

Radiation is toxic to humans but this is not literal. Being radioactive means that an energy is emitted, releasing a stream of particals from an instable atom. being Radioactive means he's being liberated from something instable (Negative connotation implied) Very creative way of saying that =D

I raise my flags, don my clothes, It's a revolution I suppose. We're painted red, to fit right in, whoa.

Raising flags and doning clothes is a sign of independence from the negative influence Revolution- literal, it's a war for independence. painted red, to fit right in, is saying how they are being labled for not conforming.

All systems go, sun hasn't died. Deep in my bones, straight from inside.

All systems go- He's ready for whatever comes his way Sun hasnt died--theres hope for the cause Deep in my bones, straight from inside- he's got the strength.

**Think about the world we live in, think about our controling and corrupted government, think about what the future holds without a change. Think this song is a coincidence? I dont, and I absolutly LOVE the message it's sending.