For me, this song is about the dangers of war, and represents more specifically Anderson & co's vision of a post-nuclear holocaust. That's why the summer suddenly changes to (nuclear) winter, why the human race has been 'silly.' And so the 'death-defying' survivors crawl 'mutilated' out of their 'dirty holes' to face a world where the traditional 'morals' of society have collapsed,and in which all will have to be rebuilt from scratch.
For me, this song is about the dangers of war, and represents more specifically Anderson & co's vision of a post-nuclear holocaust. That's why the summer suddenly changes to (nuclear) winter, why the human race has been 'silly.' And so the 'death-defying' survivors crawl 'mutilated' out of their 'dirty holes' to face a world where the traditional 'morals' of society have collapsed,and in which all will have to be rebuilt from scratch.