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Finger on the Button Lyrics
I touched a nerve and made you jump
I sounded so unkind
A wild effect might come and hide
Upon your troubled mind
I could have used a little tact
Instead of speaking out
Your temperament was much too quick and hot
Finger on the button,
You're ready to shoot me down
Waiting to set the world on fire
Finger on the button,
You're waiting to shoot me down
Some things I say
Are not meant to be taken that way
You took my words so literally
It made you look the fool
But obstinance should not incite
Such sweet revenge so cruel
But having taken orders
I will apologize
But don't you think it's time we really tried?
Hold it back
Hold it back
Remember I'm a friend
I sounded so unkind
A wild effect might come and hide
Upon your troubled mind
I could have used a little tact
Instead of speaking out
Your temperament was much too quick and hot
You're ready to shoot me down
Waiting to set the world on fire
Finger on the button,
You're waiting to shoot me down
Some things I say
Are not meant to be taken that way
It made you look the fool
But obstinance should not incite
Such sweet revenge so cruel
But having taken orders
I will apologize
But don't you think it's time we really tried?
Hold it back
Remember I'm a friend
Similar to an earlier track "N.O.R.A.D. (Doomsday City)", this song is about the same concept of nuclear warfare but deals more with the threat itself and growing fears. The button itself is the same one mentioned in NORAD as being the one that launches the bombs.