Mad
Cryptic Slaughter Lyrics

Mad mutually assured destruction
The idea that if one country launches a nuclear attack, the other country will retaliate with a nuclear attack, leading to the destruction of both countries.

Mad killed by inner combustion
The use of nuclear weapons could lead to a catastrophic chain reaction, causing massive destruction and death.

Mad death throughout the nation
The widespread destruction and loss of life that would result from a nuclear war.

Mad total annihilation
The complete destruction of all life and civilization as we know it.

Both Russia and the U.S.
Referring to the two countries that were engaged in the Cold War at the time this song was written.

Don't want to be second best
Both countries were engaged in a competition to be the most powerful and influential country in the world.

Build more bombs to be ahead
Both countries were engaged in an arms race to develop more powerful and deadly nuclear weapons.

Until the day that we're all dead
The end result of the arms race could be the destruction of all life on Earth.

I see no reason for us to fight
The singer believes that there is no valid reason for these two countries to engage in nuclear war.

You are wrong and we are right
The singer believes that the other side is mistaken and that his own side is correct.

All the money that you've spent
Both countries have spent vast amounts of money developing their respective nuclear arsenals.

Should be used in disarmament
The singer believes that this money would be better spent on dismantling the existing nuclear weapons and preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons to other countries.

Join the army, see the world
A common recruitment slogan used by the U.S. military.

But you're signing up for war
Joining the military means that you are potentially agreeing to participate in armed conflict.

Taught to kill men or child
Basic training in the military involves teaching recruits how to take orders and use weapons, even if it means killing other human beings.

The more you kill, the more they smile
The more casualties one side inflicts on the other, the more emboldened and motivated they become to continue fighting.

After talks and all's been said
Referring to diplomatic negotiations between the two countries, which have failed to prevent the escalation of tensions.

War is over, both countries dead
The end result of a nuclear war would be mutual destruction, with both countries and their respective populations suffering catastrophic losses.

The people gone, now it's too late
Once human civilization is destroyed, there is no going back or fixing the situation.

We've all shock the hand of fate
Humanity has sealed its own fate by engaging in actions that could lead to its own destruction.

The children of today
The next generation of young people who will inherit the world that we leave them.

Are the killers of tomorrow
The singer fears that the cycle of violence will continue into the future, with children being recruited into the military and taught to fight and kill.

Nothing in their future
The singer believes that unless something changes, the future looks bleak for these children, who will inherit a world of war and violence.

Except for pain and sorrow
The consequences of war and violence are widespread suffering and devastation.

They'll send us off to war,
The older generation is responsible for creating the conditions that lead to conflict and war, and may send the younger generation off to fight.

To pay their cost
The cost of war is high, both in terms of human life and resources.

Even if the war is won,
The destruction and loss of life that results from war cannot be truly considered a victory.

We're the ones who lost
Everyone loses in a war, regardless of the outcome.