Throwing Stones Lyrics

Lyric discussion by human8574 

Cover art for Throwing Stones lyrics by Grateful Dead

!!! Much of this song is clearly about nuclear warfare; it was released during the Cold War, at a time when the existence of nuclear weapons was being protested tremendously.

The "politicians throwing stones Singing ashes to ashes all fall down"?

Clearly symbolizing nuclear warfare!

"Commissars and pin-striped bosses role the dice"

A Commissar is an official in the Russian Army! The pin-striped bosses are the american fat cats and bureaucrats who profit off nuclear weapons, and during the Cold War, these guys were rolling the fuck out of the dice!

C'mon, people!

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