 They also give a snapshot of the society through the people Owen portrays, while at the same time narrating the period between the UKWMO issuing a warning and the impact in real time (Owen's song is slightly over four minutes long).This is done with a countdown in the lyrics akin to Crass's song "They've got a bomb", which appears on their album The Feeding Of The 5000.Each time the chorus is repeated, one minute is removed from the countdown.