double helix = creative inception
Hardware = studio overproduction
Do'in it right = rolling the dice on simple live performance
Unless the hardware refers to "amyl nitrate" (in Vietnam, no less), "a heroin kit", or "a straightjacket"...
Double helix is the "clank" of this particular song. Language that is out of place. If you are correct, it really is a simple throwaway sort of song. That's Ok, I guess.