Review from Soulstrut (Motown67): SOD was a bluesy Rock outfit from LA with… Read Full Bio ↴Review from Soulstrut (Motown67): SOD was a bluesy Rock outfit from LA with a lot of beards and bad 70s long hair. To top it all off, their percussion player Jay York was a professional wrestler from the NWA! They put out two albums, and I think this is the better of the two, although the other one gets mentioned because David Axelrod did some production on it. The band gets right down to business with Too Loose To Get Tight Pt. 1 with a nice long drum break intro that leads into some funky Rock. Pt. 2 of the song is even better since it’s mostly an instrumental. Things I Wanna Say is in a similar vein with some nice horn work. In fact, the whole first side is a pretty good listen. The flipside though, isn’t half as interesting. There is another drum break on Makin It though.

No Turning Back
SOD Lyrics

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The atmosphere is breaking up
Sunlight starts to burn my skin
Losing weight but I swell
Wish I'd die and leave this hell
Cannot stop no turning back
Rays that burn my front and back
Our solar death that we deserve
For being ignorant with our world

We will die, we will fry
We never learn, so now we burn

The time has come to start again
But first we all must see the end
By hand of god or man
To oblibion we descend
I think that this is understood
Wouldn't stop it if I could
Time for the human race to die
And give this world a chance to thrive

We will die, we will fry
We never learn, so now we burn

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of SOD's song No Turning Back convey a sense of despair and resignation about the state of the environment and humanity's future. The opening lines describe the atmosphere "breaking up" and the sunlight burning the singer's skin. This sense of physical discomfort is contrasted with the singer's internal sense of swelling, as they wish for death to relieve them of their pain. The repetition of "no turning back" emphasizes the finality of the situation and the idea that it is too late to change course.

The lyrics then shift to a wider societal perspective, observing that humanity as a whole is facing "solar death" as a result of our "ignorance" about the world. The repetition of "we will die, we will fry" is a stark reminder of the consequences of our collective inaction. The final verse of the song suggests that perhaps the only way for the world to survive is for humanity to die out, and that we should accept our fate rather than fighting against it.

Overall, the lyrics of No Turning Back are a bleak and powerful warning about the state of the world and the urgent need for action.

Line by Line Meaning

The atmosphere is breaking up
The planet's atmosphere is deteriorating rapidly.

Sunlight starts to burn my skin
The sun's rays are becoming more intense and harmful to humans.

Losing weight but I swell
Even though the singer is losing weight, their body appears to be swelling due to the effects of climate change.

Wish I'd die and leave this hell
The singer is so unhappy about the state of the planet that they wish for death to escape it.

Cannot stop no turning back
Actions taken now cannot undo the damage that has already been done.

Rays that burn my front and back
The radiation from the sun is causing harm to all parts of the singer's body.

Our solar death that we deserve
People are responsible for the impending destruction of the planet and therefore, deserve the catastrophic consequences.

For being ignorant with our world
Humanity's lack of concern and actions threatens the planet's fate.

We will die, we will fry
People are doomed to suffer the consequences of their negligence and ignorance.

We never learn, so now we burn
Despite the imminent dangers, humans refuse to acknowledge and take caution resulting in catastrophic outcome.

The time has come to start again
It's time to start taking care of the planet and correcting the wrongs.

But first we all must see the end
Before people can take action, they must witness the cataclysmic events that occur as a result of environmental negligence.

By hand of god or man
The destruction of the planet will either come from natural causes or humanity's own actions.

To oblibion we descend
The impending doom threatens to obliterate everything.

I think that this is understood
The severity of the planet's condition is commonly understood and recognized by many people.

Wouldn't stop it if I could
Even if the singer could stop or reverse the damages, it would be too late and unfeasible.

Time for the human race to die
The human race will suffer the consequences that resulted from their negligence and ignorance.

And give this world a chance to thrive
The planet could have a chance to recover and thrive after humans are gone.

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