The song is according to Buckingham about the use of propaganda, and yet there's also something in it that really seems to reflect nuclear war. It's essentially about a nuclear holocaust that destroys the world "everyone will suffer the fire we've made." He seems also to point to the irresponsible people in command that will destroy our world: "only creatures who are on their way ever poison their own well." Ultimately, the song is Buckingham protesting the Iraq war, and is the closest thing to a Fleetwood Mac anti-war song.
The song is according to Buckingham about the use of propaganda, and yet there's also something in it that really seems to reflect nuclear war. It's essentially about a nuclear holocaust that destroys the world "everyone will suffer the fire we've made." He seems also to point to the irresponsible people in command that will destroy our world: "only creatures who are on their way ever poison their own well." Ultimately, the song is Buckingham protesting the Iraq war, and is the closest thing to a Fleetwood Mac anti-war song.