This song seems to be written from the perspective of a high ranking official in US government during the later years of the Cold War. That bit about hippies on an angry [picket] line not getting his meaning gives me an image of someone looking outside of their government building (White House or whatever) and seeing a protest taking place against nuclear weapons.
Making the gardening stop seems to imply that he's sick of growing the bombs, he wants to harvest them. In other words, he wants to blow up the Soviet Union instead of letting the bombs pile up in the garden.
"And I'm glad I'm not Gorbachev" Hahaha. It's like saying "You're screwed, buddy. Our weapons are better than yours!" But then he says "At least he's got a garden with a fertile plot" (he has a fair amount of weapons at his disposal as well) "and a party that will never stop" (the two countries could have prolonged warfare, which would be great in the eyes of the character in the song). As mentioned by Omega, this guy appreciates beauty in chaos.
"Come out to play" is inviting a nuclear war with USSR. "And we'll pretend it's Christmas Day..." It's like opening a present, being able to finally use these bombs that have been packed away for so long.
This song seems to be written from the perspective of a high ranking official in US government during the later years of the Cold War. That bit about hippies on an angry [picket] line not getting his meaning gives me an image of someone looking outside of their government building (White House or whatever) and seeing a protest taking place against nuclear weapons.
Making the gardening stop seems to imply that he's sick of growing the bombs, he wants to harvest them. In other words, he wants to blow up the Soviet Union instead of letting the bombs pile up in the garden.
"And I'm glad I'm not Gorbachev" Hahaha. It's like saying "You're screwed, buddy. Our weapons are better than yours!" But then he says "At least he's got a garden with a fertile plot" (he has a fair amount of weapons at his disposal as well) "and a party that will never stop" (the two countries could have prolonged warfare, which would be great in the eyes of the character in the song). As mentioned by Omega, this guy appreciates beauty in chaos.
"Come out to play" is inviting a nuclear war with USSR. "And we'll pretend it's Christmas Day..." It's like opening a present, being able to finally use these bombs that have been packed away for so long.