This has always been one of my favorite albums and what better than to go directly to the source to understand this song's meaning?
“I wrote that because I saw that TV thing, The Day After [a film about the US being on the brink of nuclear war in the mid-80s – Ed]. And for some reason this thing went off in my head of another way of looking at it. What an amazing opportunity. You’re not committing the sin of suicide. There’s no escape anyway. Here’s this amazing chance to find out the answer to questions that have been driving people nuts for years. Here it is. And since you can’t run from it, you might as well fly right into it.”
Lou Reed
This has always been one of my favorite albums and what better than to go directly to the source to understand this song's meaning?
“I wrote that because I saw that TV thing, The Day After [a film about the US being on the brink of nuclear war in the mid-80s – Ed]. And for some reason this thing went off in my head of another way of looking at it. What an amazing opportunity. You’re not committing the sin of suicide. There’s no escape anyway. Here’s this amazing chance to find out the answer to questions that have been driving people nuts for years. Here it is. And since you can’t run from it, you might as well fly right into it.” Lou Reed