Shortly after formation, Kirsten and Phil moved the band to Oakland, CA, then later to Los Angeles.
1991 to 1998 saw the band release three full length records, three seven inches, one live record and several compilation exclusive songs. In support of their output they extensively toured the United States, Mexico, Canada and Europe.
Penelope Spheeris approached the band in 1996 and as a result they are featured in her documentary film "The Decline of Western Civilization: Part III", for which Phil recorded his first soundtrack.
In 1998, just as they were about to embark on a national tour in support of their newest album, The Gut-Wringing Machine, the band came to an abrupt end when Phil died from complications arising from his chronic asthma. Five years past. Five years of mourning. Kirsten participated in other projects, but nothing satisfied her intense anger and frustration with world politics like Naked Aggression.
Thus, in 2003, in light of the second George Bush's Gulf War, Kirsten thought it fitting to reform the band in order to continue carrying on the message started over a decade ago under astoundingly similar geopolitical circumstances. Since the reformation Naked Aggression has toured the U.S., and just returned from Europe with a new split Lp with, Die Schwarzen Schaffe, on Compary Records. Currently they are working on songs for a new full-length album.
- taken from the band's MySpace page : http://www.myspace.com/nakedaggression
Time Bomb
Naked Aggression Lyrics
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There's a sunset in the afternoon
Today Nuclear whispers, atomic screams now fill the night
I look outside, there's nobody home anymore, anywhere, anymore
Mass destruction, what's it all for
No one will know who won the war
Everyone's dead, blown to pieces
They say they are working for peace
While they build more bombs to destroy the whole world
I see people that don't even care to know
When the final war comes we'll have nowhere to run and we'll all die together!
Mass destruction, what's it all for
No one will know who won the war
Everyone's dead, blown to pieces
The rulers killed us for no reason
Oh look, oh look, the sky is falling down
There's a sunset in the afternoon today
Nuclear whispers, atomic screams now fill the night
I look outside, there's nobody home anymore, anywhere, anymore
Wouldn't you wish for happiness Now that they've thrown it all away
Wouldn't you rather have it all now Now that it's all gone
The lyrics to Naked Aggression's song "Time Bomb" paints a picture of the devastating outcomes of nuclear war. The opening lines "Oh look, oh look, the sky is falling down, there's a sunset in the afternoon today" suggests something catastrophic has happened, the sky may be falling as a result of a nuclear explosion. The next line "Today Nuclear whispers, atomic screams now fill the night" reinforces the idea that ominous events have taken place, and the phrase "atomic screams" is particularly powerful. The singer then looks outside and sees that "there's nobody home anymore, anywhere, anymore", which could indicate the aftermath of a nuclear attack, where there are no survivors.
The chorus repeats the same lines, "Mass destruction, what's it all for, No one will know who won the war, Everyone's dead, blown to pieces, The rulers killed us for no reason". They answer the question of what was the purpose of the mass destruction, and suggest that the rulers who initiated the war don't have a good reason, and they've killed innocent people for no reason. In the final stanza, the singer poses the question of whether anyone would have wished for happiness to have it all thrown away. The lines "Wouldn't you wish for happiness Now that they've thrown it all away, Wouldn't you rather have it all now Now that it's all gone" suggests that people may have taken things for granted, and only realize their worth when it's too late.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh look, oh look, the sky is falling down
The situation is getting worse and more hopeless
There's a sunset in the afternoon
The world used to be beautiful and peaceful
Today Nuclear whispers, atomic screams now fill the night
We are living in a time of nuclear war and destruction
I look outside, there's nobody home anymore, anywhere, anymore
There is no one left alive, and everything is destroyed
Mass destruction, what's it all for
The destruction is unnecessary and meaningless
No one will know who won the war
There are no winners in the war, only losers
Everyone's dead, blown to pieces
All the people have died in the war and been destroyed
The rulers killed us for no reason
The leaders of the world caused the war without just reason
They say they are working for peace
The leaders of the world claim to be promoting peace but are actually causing destruction
While they build more bombs to destroy the whole world
The leaders of the world continue to make weapons even though it will destroy the world
I see people that don't even care to know
People are apathetic and indifferent to the war and its consequences
When the final war comes we'll have nowhere to run and we'll all die together!
There is no escape from the final war, and everyone will die together
Wouldn't you wish for happiness Now that they've thrown it all away
We should have valued happiness and peace more when we had the chance
Wouldn't you rather have it all now Now that it's all gone
Now that everything is destroyed, we wish we had appreciated what we had before
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