Lyric discussion by toolenduso 

So...I feel like there are two ways to look at this. Either every one of those examples is just a big-picture look at messed-up stuff in the world, or they're all pointing to global warming.

I know it sounds kinda hokey. But hear me out.

First, we have the obvious ones, like a glacier disappearing and a heat wave in January.

Then, we get into the less obvious ones, like a farmer boy sprinting over desert dirt, kids with submachines, facts worth facing faced way too late and the mission of modernity. It could all be talking about the unseen effects of global warming, like how the Darfur genocide has been linked with droughts and stuff.

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