Oh my gosh, you won’t believe this! So, Part I of this thing called “When Man First Hit Man” is not even a real song. Can you believe it? According to Jay, it’s just some inside joke. But get this, it didn’t even become Part I until after Parts II and IV. It just seemed to fit the whole idea of connecting “How Could Hell Be Any Worse?” with “Suffer”. Isn’t that cool? Part II and Part IV weren’t originally part of anything, they were just called “The Numbers Game” and “The Index Fossil”. But then they realized that “The Numbers Game, Part III” and “The Index Fossil” formed a complete thought. Mind blown, right?
So, let me break it down for you. Part III is all about world war three. And guess what? Part II, “The Numbers Game”, comes before Part III, which makes sense because it’s all about what leads up to WW3, like imperialism and stuff. And then, Part IV, “The Index Fossil”, comes after Part III and WW3. It’s all about extinction, you know?
I got all this juicy info from the Bad Religion Page forum in 2008. So fascinating!
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