The song "is about the idea that we have so much incredible potential as human beings to be destructive or to be creative," Flobots' MC Jonny 5 told MTV. "And it's tragic to me that the appetite for military innovation is endless, but when it comes to taking on a project like ending world hunger, it's seen as outlandish. It's not treated with the same seriousness."
Basically It is critical of nuclear armament and other military technologies as they feel that humans creative potential should be used to positively not to destroy the world and kill innocent civilians.