Lyric discussion by Affa 

Cover art for Waterfall lyrics by Stone Roses, The

I got the Gulf war impression as well particularly from these lines:

"To steal what she never could own" -Land, oil, wealth possibly, although the US doesn't really have a shortage of those

"Free from the filth and the scum This American satelites won" -Free from the Iraqis in Kuwait?

"Stands on shifting sands"

  • Sands, desert, Middle East perhaps.

I know these are only 3 lines in the song, but reading the lyrics as a whole, especially with these 3 lines, gave me the impression it references the Gulf War.

@Affa sorry, but nope! I think you are reading way too deep, mate. Sorry

@Affa think this kinda predates the gulf war