Apparently the scenario Stipe imagined while writing the song was "What if Lex Luthor was victorious?" In Superman III, Luthor develops a plot to blow California off the map, but of course, Superman saves the day. In this song, Michael is imagining that California HAD been destroyed, and is mourning its absence.
Apparently the scenario Stipe imagined while writing the song was "What if Lex Luthor was victorious?" In Superman III, Luthor develops a plot to blow California off the map, but of course, Superman saves the day. In this song, Michael is imagining that California HAD been destroyed, and is mourning its absence.