Lyric discussion by burningwaffles 

Cover art for Beautiful Gas Mask lyrics by Mountain Goats, The

I think this song is about how if there is a God, when he comes there will be no time to save yourself from what he has in store for his people. Might be good, might be bad, might be life, might be death...! And we'll all lose one another in the process, even though we're all in the same boat right now ..