No clever double entendres or minor references in this song. Explicitely about you and me and WWIII. This is not a test, The half-an-hour countdown, This is not a test, I can feel the hot flashes, This is not a test, What about your children? They're gonna be radioactive ashes.

No more Arizona now, Phoenix is fried up, Oklahoma City what a pity it's gone, Louisiana Delta, where the Mississippi's dried up, no more Chattanooga, Cherokee, Lexington. Ride the post-atomic radioactive trash, the sky is on fire from that nuclear flash, diving through the burning hoop of doom in an 8 wheeled anti-radiation tomb, thank you Dr Strange love for going doolally, and leaving me the heritage of Damnation Alley! Damnation Alleyway!

Describes a guy that is going home to spend his last minutes with the girl he loves. I especially like the part where it is implied that they are making love at the moment of impact. Very romantic!

It's a tear-jerking "What would you do if this was your last day on earth?" song: a man is driving home from work and and hears there is about to be a nuclear strike: "The man on the wireless cries again: it's over" - all he wants is to spend his last moments with the woman he loves.

It's five and I'm driving home again It's hard to believe that it's my last time The man on the wireless cries again It's over, it's over Dancing with tears in my eyes Weeping for the memory of a life gone by Dancing with tears in my eyes Living out a memory of a love that died It's late and I'm with my love alone We drink to forget the coming storm We love to the sound of our favourite song Over and over

Green Lights on the Road to Ruin... If it happened right now I fear, You'd be there and I'd be here, We should be together at the bitter end, You should be with me if it's one of those Dangerous Moments, Dangerous times to be alone, Dangerous Moments, Dangerous times to be so far from home, To them your life is nothing, Don't say they're only bluffing... If it happened now, where would we meet? We'd be running like dogs in the street...

Self explanatory: Thermal count is rising In perpetual writhing The primordial ooze And the sanity they lose Awakened in the morning To more air-pollution warnings Still we sleepwalk off to work As our nervous systems jerk Pretending not to notice How history has forbode us With the greenhouse in effect Our environment is wrecked Now I can only laugh As I read our epitaph We end our lives as moles In the dark of the dawn patrol

There's a rumble in the mountains There's a tremor in the sea You've been counting stars Now you're counting on me Mobs are looting There's no more food I don't need a thing 'cos I have you And its hey ho the end of the world Fall out from above Wild apocalypse, but I don't care 'cos I.. I'm in love Oh the army's marching, the police are armed My flesh is peeling, but my heart is unharmed Theres bullets in the sky and static in the air The earth is crumbling but you're still there. And its hey ho the end of the world Fall out from above Wild apocalypse, but I don't care 'cos I.. I'm in love And its okay on the day after Nothing else seems to matter The sun doesn't shine on the day after but I don't care 'cos I.. I'm in love And its hey ho the end of the world Fall out from above Wild apocalypse, but I don't care 'cos I.. I'm in love There's a rumble in the mountains There's a tremor in the sea You've been counting stars Now you're counting on me Mobs are looting There's no more food I don't need a thing 'cos I have you And its hey ho the end of the world Fall out from above Wild apocalypse, but I don't care 'cos I.. I'm in love I.. I'm in love I.. I'm in love

The chorus of this 1982 #1 hit in The Netherlands translates to:
Because when the Bomb hits,
I'll be sitting in my good suit,
diplomas and my checks in my pocket,
with my insurance policies and my dictionary,
under the high rises of the city next to you.
Just drop the thing already, it's going to happen anyway.
It doesn't matter if you run.

We watched the sky for a reason why. I was so sure. Sunday was hot. Monday was not. Monday was not for the dead next door. One error, silent terror... and we're the dead next door. The heat of the day fades, it fades away into night. The beat of the day suffering away. Suffering away for the dead next door. You see, one error, silent terror and we're the dead next door. In animal land, when dark is in command, one thing you should know. Don't hear their crying, don't eat out of their hands. Ghosts don't die. You see, ghosts don't cry. They see you and me with the dead next door.

Ten to doomsday, moving fast... Heads up! Mind that blast No time to sleep, it's Def.Con.One Can't get no sleep as the ticking ticks on No time for fear, it's Def.Con.One No time to eat so get me some Big Mac, fries to go... Get me Big Mac, fries to go... Get me Big Mac, fries to go... Get me Big Mac, get me fries to go.

"No freedom for the man, with the button in his hand, for he shall end up standing alone / And on the day after all hell breaks loose, the battle will be fought with stick and stone" ... "History tells in grim detail, of man's inhumanity to man, in search of worldly treasure and to rule / savage wars waged on and on, as though there were a plan, but battle is the religion of the fool" ..."The beast has our backs against the wall, and the power to devour one and all / Man must reach a higher plane for his world to remain / We create our own destiny"

"No freedom for the man, with the button in his hand, for he shall end up standing alone / And on the day after all hell breaks loose, the battle will be fought with stick and stone" ... "History tells in grim detail, of man's inhumanity to man, in search of worldly treasure and to rule / savage wars waged on and on, as though there were a plan, but battle is the religion of the fool" ..."The beast has our backs against the wall, and the power to devour one and all / Man must reach a higher plane for his world to remain / We create our own destiny"

The whole song is a peppy country-style parody of a US Government pamphlet produced to assure the public that all they had to do was "dig a hole in the ground" to escape the effects of nuclear war. He's even quoted the pamphlet in the song! Released 1983. It's HYSTERICAL! Here's the lyrics: You hear so many rumors, sometimes you get confused But I read it in Time Magazine and I heard it on the news We'll see dramatic changes in the lifestyle we enjoy If those megatons of atom bombs are actually deployed. The scenarios are scary, oh, but they don't worry me Since I received a pamphlet from a federal agency It's got diagrams and checklists and I read it front to back And it told me what to do in case of nuclear attack: Chorus: Just dig a hole in the ground Climb right on down Place some boards on top of you and sprinkle dirt around You won't have to be dead If you'll only plan ahead You'll be glad you kept a shovel on hand. Now, you can't just go picking any old place to dig your hole You've gotta take a drive to the countryside to the town where you are told If your plates are odd numbered, please don't panic, you'll be fine, Just kindly let those even-numbered cars go first in line If you don't have a car, just hail a cab or ride your bike You can climb aboard the Amtrak train, sit back, enjoy the sights You and thousands of your city friends will be welcomed cordially By townfolk who will show you country hospitality. Then dig your.. Chorus We're sure to give you notice up to seven days before But it's wise to recognize the warning signs of nuclear war If the temperature is rising in a flash of blinding light Grab your toothbrush and a flashlight, and shut the windows tight If the wind is blowing wicked and there's buildings in the air Blisters on your body, fire in your hair If the Tupperware is melting and your dinner plans are wrecked, Stay calm - it's time to put this foolproof plan into effect, Then dig your... Final Chorus

A hardcore punk song detailing the various aspects of devastation left after the detonation of a nuclear device

This song refers to the Distant Early Warning Line or DEW Line, a series of radars which streched across northern Canada in the Arctic, and the North American Air Defence Command (NORAD) which controlled Canadian interceptor aircraft equipped with nuclear weapons defending Canada and the United States. Soviet bombers loaded with nuclear weapons tested the defences in a secret but deadly Cold War game which could have led to nuclear retaliation. "The Red Book" mentioned in the lyrics is the Emergency War Plan kept deep in the NORAD bunker in Colorado.

From "Invisible Touch" album (1986): DOMINO - In the Glow of the Night The grey of evening fills the room, There's no need to look outside, To see or feel the rain. Then I reach across to touch her, But I know that she's not there. Rain keeps running down the window pane. Time is running out for me. Can't you see what you are doing to me? Can't you see what you have done? As I try to pass another long and sleepless night, A hundred crazy voices call my name, As I try to pass them by, I almost can believe that she is here, Here in the glow of the night. Do you know what you have done? Do you know what you've begun? Do you see we shall never be together again? All of my life. Lonely people, empty rooms, Pointless violence, silent tombs. Could it be that we shall be together again? Sheets of double glazing help to keep outside the night, Only foreign city sirens can cut through, Nylon sheets and blankets help to minimize the cold. But they can't keep out the chilling sounds. Will the nightmare soon give way to dreaming That she is here with me? Here in the glow of the night. Do you know what you have done? Do you know what you've begun? Do you see we shall never be together again? All of my life. Lonely people, empty rooms, Pointless violence, silent tombs. Could it be that we shall be together again? Could it be that we shall be together again? In silence and darkness We held each other near that night We prayed it would last forever. Back DOMINO - The Last Domino Blood on the windows Millions of ordinary people are there They gaze at the scenery They act as if it is perfectly clear Take a look at the mountains Take a look at the beautiful river of blood. The liquid surrounds me I fight to rise from this river of hell I stare round about me Children are swimming and playing with boats Their features are changing Their bodies dissolve and I am alone. Now see what you've gone and done. Now see what you've gone and done. Well now you never did see such a terrible thing As was seen last night on T.V. Maybe if we're lucky, they will show it again Such a terrible thing to see - oh But there's nothing you can do when you're next in line You've got to go domino. Now I'm one with the living and I'm feeling just fine I know just what I gotta do Play the game of happiness and never let on That it only lives on in a song - oh Well there's nothing you can do when you're next in line You've got to go domino. Do you know what you have done? Do you know what you've begun? In silence and darkness Hold each other near tonight For will it last forever? Will it last forever - forever... There's nothing you can do when you're the next in line You've got to go domino. Do you know, do you know, do you know what you have done Do you see what you've begun? Cos there's nothing, nothing, nothing There's nothing you can do, there's nothing you can do Do you see, do you see what you have done?

Days of no horizon Claustrophobia Conditioned air Don't crash - no flowers for you Don't crash - no regrets Gushing waters Forcing it down Days stars final flicker urging on the break of dawn Stand fast - voices screech below Stand fast - no clemency Panic stricken faces Diving further down into hell Don't crash - no flowers for you Don't crash - no regrets Timeless terror is taking over Throbbing hearts and restless bones - melted into one Stand fast - voices screech below Stand fast - no clemency Breath slowly fading Partly anger - partly stress Stand fast - air is sparse below Stand fast - no clemency Been detected Losing power Deeper down we grovel on our sweating bending knees Don't crash - no flowers for you Don't crash - no regrets Last moment cries on the radio It's so hot down here Crushing metal bloody waters Same faces everywhere Now the anger is fading Now the fight can't go on We'll always be remembered We'll always be dismembered Days of no horizon...

"Don't put your finger on the button" (with Russian accent)

It's just what the title sounds like -- moving to NZ to avoid, as much as possible, the consequences of nuclear war.

Satirical song about World War 3: "when those bombs start falling on the first day of world war three, I'm gonna grab me a girl and go and fuck her, yeah-yeah world war three".