There used to be a post on their website explaining the origin of the lyrics of this song. Apparently they wanted to do a cover of Eve of Destruction, but the only version they had heard was a cover by the punk band Dickies, which is very punk and very British. They couldn't understand most of what the lead singer was singing, so they made their own lyrics.
There used to be a post on their website explaining the origin of the lyrics of this song. Apparently they wanted to do a cover of Eve of Destruction, but the only version they had heard was a cover by the punk band Dickies, which is very punk and very British. They couldn't understand most of what the lead singer was singing, so they made their own lyrics.