Lyric discussion by draven66 

Cover art for Black Planet lyrics by Sisters of Mercy, The

Nuclear war? yeah. Industrialization? Capitalism / communism? This video is set in Russia along the "101" with a skyline polluted with every ugly nuclear injdustrial generator for profit I can imagine, just an ugly surreal, scary landscape of what a country's quest for power has become, and how this direction is not beneficial to the quest for spirituality, growth, and evolution so far away from the "minds eye". Andrew knows it, we know it. Everybody should. I suppose the great white pier has something to do with the blinding light of a nuclear blast, or maybe not? If someone wishes to emphasize feel free but all I can see is the black polluting by-product of mans futile conquest for world domination and phallic achievement.