I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
I had the best intentions yeah honestly
I paid attention
I'm a loose connection some promise me
A soft injection
A shallow feeling
Defies meaning
I need a holiday
To blow you all away
Lose all the stiffs in my parade
I need a holiday
A nuclear holiday
Just go anywhere, I'll stay
Fell on the outside
Where giving in comes in like the tide
And everybody's shining
Perfecting moments in timing
A shallow feeling
Defies meaning
I need a holiday
To blow you all away
Lose all the stiffs in my parade
I need a holiday
A nuclear holiday
Just go anywhere, I'll stay
If I talk your talk the words I say
Come back around a different way
The end is just a breath away
If you ain't got a weapon then you'll never get a say
I need a holiday
To blow you all away
Lose all the stiffs in my parade
I need a holiday
A nuclear holiday
Just go anywhere, I'll stay
I need a holiday
A nuclear holiday
Lose all the stiffs in my parade
I need a holiday
A nuclear holiday
Just go anywhere, I'll stay
I paid attention
I'm a loose connection some promise me
A soft injection
A shallow feeling
Defies meaning
I need a holiday
To blow you all away
Lose all the stiffs in my parade
I need a holiday
A nuclear holiday
Just go anywhere, I'll stay
Fell on the outside
Where giving in comes in like the tide
And everybody's shining
Perfecting moments in timing
A shallow feeling
Defies meaning
I need a holiday
To blow you all away
Lose all the stiffs in my parade
I need a holiday
A nuclear holiday
Just go anywhere, I'll stay
If I talk your talk the words I say
Come back around a different way
The end is just a breath away
If you ain't got a weapon then you'll never get a say
I need a holiday
To blow you all away
Lose all the stiffs in my parade
I need a holiday
A nuclear holiday
Just go anywhere, I'll stay
I need a holiday
A nuclear holiday
Lose all the stiffs in my parade
I need a holiday
A nuclear holiday
Just go anywhere, I'll stay
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Nuclear Holiday Lyrics as written by Pete Vuckovic Chris Mccormack
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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I don't really have an idea what this song is actually about. From what I've gathered I think it's talking about how he's so bored and lifeless and he needs a holiday to get away from everything and mellow out. Who knows? :crazy:
I'm sure I remember Pete Vuckovic the frontman once say it's about needing to go on a holiday where you just get wasted and basically forget about everything else. That's about it.