Following the chorus , the song changes tempo entirely , as Oz begins to rap in Hebrew . He expands on his earlier description of the risk of fanaticism , describing a nightmarish situation in which nobody else seems aware of , or concerned about , what is happening . The tempo then switches back to the steady beat of the earlier verses , but with Oz still singing in Hebrew describing the people in his situation as " pawns " . He switches further to his dramatic vocals , wondering if perhaps the song is altogether " too sharp " , and suggesting that " We should sing palm tree songs , desert songs with no flags " , referring to an older , romantic ( and apolitical ) style of Israeli song . The next line -- " Ani od khay , khay , khay " ( " I 'm still alive , alive , alive " ) -- is a direct quote of the hook from Israel 's upbeat ( and apolitical ) second-place-winning 1983 Eurovision entry , " Khay " . But this quote , exuberant and triumphant in Khay , here is ( perhaps slyly ) repurposed as just part of the nervous narrator 's thought -- " I 'm still alive , alive , alive " it begins , then concludes ( no longer apolitical ) , " And if the situation remains as frightening as it has been , only then I will say / I 'm gon na push the button " ( i.e. " '' I 'm '' gon na push the button " in the final chorus , a response to " '' They 're '' gon na push the button " ( in the first chorus ) and " '' He 's '' gon na push the button " ( in the second chorus ) )
1983 Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Push the Button (Teapacks song)