It is, of course, partly a relational song; all of OK Go's songs are. That said, it also contains quite a lot of obvious commentary about Global Warming. "It's coming down" refers to the warmth from the sun, "Could be as bad as they talked about" refers to the doom-and-gloom prophecies of Global Warming zealots, and "Could be before we can make it out" is clearly a reference to the apparent need to escape Earth's trap and settle on other planets. In a purely relational context, these lines don't make the slightest sense, which is why this second meaning must be introduced.
Then cue more fire-and-water imagery, reinforcing the symbolism. I don't think I need to clarify how tides and fire relate to global warming. Finish with an uplifting "all is not lost" — in other words, Damian is saying that despite all of these prophecies of destruction and doom, and despite all of the things we may or may not have done to our environment, it literally isn't the end of the world.
It is, of course, partly a relational song; all of OK Go's songs are. That said, it also contains quite a lot of obvious commentary about Global Warming. "It's coming down" refers to the warmth from the sun, "Could be as bad as they talked about" refers to the doom-and-gloom prophecies of Global Warming zealots, and "Could be before we can make it out" is clearly a reference to the apparent need to escape Earth's trap and settle on other planets. In a purely relational context, these lines don't make the slightest sense, which is why this second meaning must be introduced.
Then cue more fire-and-water imagery, reinforcing the symbolism. I don't think I need to clarify how tides and fire relate to global warming. Finish with an uplifting "all is not lost" — in other words, Damian is saying that despite all of these prophecies of destruction and doom, and despite all of the things we may or may not have done to our environment, it literally isn't the end of the world.