Greg playfully and excitedly explained the meaning behind the song “When.” He said that the chorus, which goes “When will you try to change the logarithmic pace of kissing things goodbye/ When will you know that human life is so short and death is oh so slow,” sums it up perfectly. He wanted to ask two important questions through the song. He was inspired to write it because he was unhappy seeing people answering the wrong questions and being oblivious to important issues in the world today. (Source: The Big Takeover #29, 1990)
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