This Is Only a Test (The Tornado) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rgsoloman5000 

Cover art for This Is Only a Test (The Tornado) lyrics by PAper ChAse, The

i think this song is about future generations our childrens children and how the world will be super fucke and they might as well kill themselves (kill yourselves Slice your throats and spurt the blood) (We fucked ourselves) there will be no goverment or officials in charge (No slogans for the repeating No silver bullet was shot No hand over heart, no X marks the spot No catchphrase for stars a feignin' No big letter writing campaign No fanfare fills up the room No interviews) how after years of rotten apples there wont be any good eggs (The fruit is falling 'cause the tree is rotting) everyones loosing touch with everyone (apocyleps much) the connection we can't maintain We know what you are

Memory

How would having no government ruin the world? Most problems are the result of war and property disputes brought on by governments.

As for the song, I see it more optimistically. They're "gonna turn this thing around", i.e. rebuild society after the apocalypse. The "kill yourself" part is about the hysteria that would result in an end-of-the-world scenario.