Fire in the Skies Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kansas 

Cover art for Fire in the Skies lyrics by Darkest Hour

i don't what it means, but when i see ' so show me what it takes to fall sleep on the eve of destruction' i think he's asking someone to break all this tense feeling he has, so he can realax. Relax enough to were he could even fall asleep on the eve of destruction, when he should be most tense.