Lyric discussion by PBCrunch 

I think he may be making a reference to the giant saucers in the movie Independence Day... at least that's what I picture when I think of "dead black disk slides silently overhead."

I agree with bizarre. This song asks what a person does when there are only 8.5 minutes left for humanity... loot, pillage, and rape or apologize and express love.

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