Spurred by another conversation; and listening to a requiem for a post-war dream currently also seems... appropriate
Where you can speak out loud about your doubts and fears
And what's more, no one ever disappears
You never hear their standard issue kicking in your door
You can relax on both sides of the tracks
And maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
And everyone has recourse to the law
And no one kills the children anymore
Treat it like a sung audiobook, listen to the lyrics, catch the references - 80s mindset sat there with the covernotes, not a 20s mindset busy doing other stuff.
Either way, you can see the pacifism, and the ear of nuclear war - not exactly subtly