Hot_Bread May 30th, 2006 02:05AM  
This song is talking about rebelling against authority. The author wants to "scream louder and louder and louder" against the stiffling and conforming atmosphere of society.

The phrase "Hammer to Fall" is referring to that one day, people will not tolerate authority's stiffling power any longer, and they will rise up and overthrow authority. Hence, the hammer falls.

hypershadow647 June 6th, 2006 09:43PM  
Brian May said himself that this song is about the end of the world. My interpretation of how the song says the world will end is by war:

"Till one day they call your name" (draft)
"In the shadow of the mushroom cloud"
"What the hell we fighting for ?"

anonymous November 11th, 2006 06:42PM  
Yes, I agree you can't argue with those three lines. It clearly means a war is going on.

klassikrokkfann September 7th, 2007 12:44AM  
It's about the cold war, I believe. Hence, the mushroom cloud line

anonymous April 12th, 2009 02:38PM  
it is about the end of the world and god's hammer to come crashing down. so that line about the bomb is saying after that death the hammer needs to come and judge the people who set that off

anonymous April 12th, 2009 02:38PM  
it is about the end of the world and god's hammer to come crashing down. so that line about the bomb is saying after that death the hammer needs to come and judge the people who set that off