The whole song seems pretty inspired by Yeats' "Second Coming". Especially the last verse, which borrows a couple lines even.
Another literary influence seems to be "White Noise" by Don DeLillo:
"And there's a toxic cloud hanging over; there's white noise on the screen."
An "airborne toxic event" is a major plot point of the book.
The whole song seems pretty inspired by Yeats' "Second Coming". Especially the last verse, which borrows a couple lines even.
Another literary influence seems to be "White Noise" by Don DeLillo:
Another literary influence seems to be "White Noise" by Don DeLillo:
"And there's a toxic cloud hanging over; there's white noise on the screen."
"And there's a toxic cloud hanging over; there's white noise on the screen."
An "airborne toxic event" is a major plot point of the book.
An "airborne toxic event" is a major plot point of the book.