After reading everyone posts it looks like the song does point towards Hiroshima.
"A hand shakes a contact sport" points towards how they had to drop the A-Bomb in order for them to surrender. There for making the hand shake somewhat of a contact sport.
"Disguised as the lightning, dissolving all of the thunder, then -
Appeasing our monsters under the acrylic skies."
I see the first part as the people thinking it's lighting and then the thunder dissolves into what's really a big boom. I also noticed that appeasing means to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe. Appeasing our monsters means to calm, ease, quiet Japan since they were our "monster" at the time.
"Did you recognize your next door neighbor today?"
Well would you recognize your neighbor if an Atom Bomb landed on his house?
Sorry if it's kinda sketchy. I was just listening to the song and had a few thoughts.
And I much say, after finding out the meaning of the song made it a hell of a lot better. Amazing song, amazing vocals, another reason why they are one of my favorites.
After reading everyone posts it looks like the song does point towards Hiroshima.
"A hand shakes a contact sport" points towards how they had to drop the A-Bomb in order for them to surrender. There for making the hand shake somewhat of a contact sport.
"Disguised as the lightning, dissolving all of the thunder, then - Appeasing our monsters under the acrylic skies." I see the first part as the people thinking it's lighting and then the thunder dissolves into what's really a big boom. I also noticed that appeasing means to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe. Appeasing our monsters means to calm, ease, quiet Japan since they were our "monster" at the time.
"Did you recognize your next door neighbor today?" Well would you recognize your neighbor if an Atom Bomb landed on his house?
Sorry if it's kinda sketchy. I was just listening to the song and had a few thoughts.
And I much say, after finding out the meaning of the song made it a hell of a lot better. Amazing song, amazing vocals, another reason why they are one of my favorites.