I think it's about nuclear war. "The air has changed, it's not like it once used to be" could refer to it, fall-out, everything has changed and that everything was 'lost in the blink of an eye'. People died as the line "One day for every live" (refers to the thousand years) says.
Very dark (but not atypical, as songs about war, nuclear war and the cold war were very popular in the 80's) but a good song.
I think it's about nuclear war. "The air has changed, it's not like it once used to be" could refer to it, fall-out, everything has changed and that everything was 'lost in the blink of an eye'. People died as the line "One day for every live" (refers to the thousand years) says. Very dark (but not atypical, as songs about war, nuclear war and the cold war were very popular in the 80's) but a good song.