Babylon Was Built on Fire/Starsnostars Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Arujei 

Cover art for Babylon Was Built on Fire/Starsnostars lyrics by A Silver Mt. Zion

I want to say that this song is about a nuclear war. Especially with the:

"The brightest night I ever saw Across an empty parking lot No stars"

The brightest night being caused by a nuclear detonation.