Wave Motion Gun (song)

"Wave Motion Gun" is a song by Marcy Playground, originally released on their 1999 album Shapeshifter. The title and lyrics of the song refer to a science fiction concept of an extremely powerful weapon (the wave motion gun of Space Battleship Yamato anime fame) which, after being fired, requires considerable time to recharge while leaving its user powerless and vulnerable.

In the song, it is as though the "wave motion gun" from Star Blazers is being compared to a syringe of heroin. "...you shoot all your heroin in one big blast from...your wave motion gun..." In seeming protest of this concept, the lyrics recommend the user crawl into an oven where, "...there's a small hole where the gas comes in..." and committ suicide as it will, "...get you there so much faster..."

Imagery of childhood (and poppies) are prevalent in other work by Marcy Playground, such as their self-titled album.