Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll Lyrics

Lyric discussion by balthazar 

Cover art for Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll lyrics by Blue Öyster Cult

You're pretty much spot on. Much of BOCs work is sarcastic and in reference to corruption of the earth by various forces brought here by aliens. At least much of there early work up to and through Imaginos. For another "Rock n Roll is corruption" song listen to "Dominance and Submission".