As Hondo928 said the song is a slideshow through time. I'm still stumped by a couple of references (Solarium malaria doesn't come up with any connected hits on google), but the two containing Paris burning are pretty obvious: the two world wars.
JP Sousa is a direct reference to the famous marching band composer John Philip Sousa who wrote most of the patriotic songs that Americans know (Stars and Stripes Forever, for one). Probably a reference to the start of American Cold War pride that got its start from World War II patriotism.
"Nostrovia" is a little weird. Not sure if Chad meant for it to have a double meaning. It's a drinking toast in Russian. The mention of December makes me think it is seeing as December is a powerful month in Russian history (the Decemberist Revolution for one).
As Hondo928 said the song is a slideshow through time. I'm still stumped by a couple of references (Solarium malaria doesn't come up with any connected hits on google), but the two containing Paris burning are pretty obvious: the two world wars.
JP Sousa is a direct reference to the famous marching band composer John Philip Sousa who wrote most of the patriotic songs that Americans know (Stars and Stripes Forever, for one). Probably a reference to the start of American Cold War pride that got its start from World War II patriotism.
"Nostrovia" is a little weird. Not sure if Chad meant for it to have a double meaning. It's a drinking toast in Russian. The mention of December makes me think it is seeing as December is a powerful month in Russian history (the Decemberist Revolution for one).