I've listened to this song so many times but have never really looked into the lyrics. Given that "oh yeah" starts with atomic-bomb-like sound, I would imagine that the song is about a nuclear attack and/or maybe the aftermath: death, destruction, loss of culture. Damo Suzuki, the vocalist, was from Japan and was born into post-WWII Japan, shortly after the bombings. "I was born, and I was dead." Man this album is amazing, especially with this song leading into "oh yeah", with its backwards lyrics and cyclical beat.
I've listened to this song so many times but have never really looked into the lyrics. Given that "oh yeah" starts with atomic-bomb-like sound, I would imagine that the song is about a nuclear attack and/or maybe the aftermath: death, destruction, loss of culture. Damo Suzuki, the vocalist, was from Japan and was born into post-WWII Japan, shortly after the bombings. "I was born, and I was dead." Man this album is amazing, especially with this song leading into "oh yeah", with its backwards lyrics and cyclical beat.