Radioactive
Embracing Change: Welcome to the New Age
Lyrics
Whoa, oh, oh
An exclamation expressing intensity or emotion.
Whoa, oh, oh
-Whoa, oh, oh
-Whoa
-I'm waking up to ash and dust
Awakening to a post-apocalyptic world marked by destruction.
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
Effort and struggle symbolized by wiping brow and sweating rust.
I'm breathing in the chemicals
Inhaling toxic substances, possibly metaphorical for a polluted environment.
I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
Engaging in rebellion or resistance, escaping societal norms ("prison bus") during the apocalypse.
This is it, the apocalypse
-Whoa
A reaffirmation or emphasis on the intensity of the moment.
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Sensing the impending change on a personal level, with systems (physical or metaphorical) under pressure.
Enough to make my systems blow
-Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcoming a new era or phase, marked by the singer's radioactive nature, possibly symbolizing change and transformation.
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
-Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
-Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
-I raise my flags, don my clothes
Symbolic actions of rebellion, revolution, and conformity to the new order.
It's a revolution, I suppose
-We'll paint it red to fit right in
-Whoa
A reinforcement of the intense and transformative nature of the situation.
I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
Reiteration of breaking free and confronting the apocalypse.
This is it, the apocalypse
-Whoa
Intensifying the impending change or crisis.
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Personal awakening and the impact on the individual's systems.
Enough to make my systems blow
-Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Repeating the welcome to the new age, emphasizing the radioactive state.
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
-Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
-Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
-All systems go, the sun hasn't died
Confirming forward movement and vitality despite challenges ("sun hasn't died").
Deep in my bones, straight from inside
-I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Reaffirming the awakening and its effect on personal systems.
Enough to make my systems blow
-Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Final repetition of the welcome to the new age, underscoring the radioactive and transformative nature of the singer.
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
-Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
-Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
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