Alpha Centauri Lyrics

Lyric discussion by nacho1 

Cover art for Alpha Centauri lyrics by At the Drive-In

Me thinks this song refers to how our rampant world economy is slowly killing our natural resources. "parkas worn in summer apparel"- this quote could be a reference to the lack of ozone protection in New Zealand which is where the depletion of the ozone layer is most prevalent. "the running of the bulls will trample all the life support systems" "matadors chase the bulls in a china shop" An old 80's commercial from one of the bigger investment companies had a bull running through a shop filled with fragile items. I'm trying to remember what the narrator said but the song is a reference to how our elected officials (the matadors) encourage the bull (our economy, idealy a bull market) to run rampant without a care for our environment (the china shop). Just an opinion