Fermi

Everyone you knew
I passed your message to a few
Seems the whole city's gone
The plant's still here of course, turbines humming on

I hope history forgives us for the liberties we take
Last night was just a broken monument to old time's sake

And I taste that atomic glow
Tell your wife I said hello
It was wrong, it was wrong I know
Fare thee well until next year's show

Stay the hell away
Think of me in younger days
Think of the girl who loved you the most
Think of the nights with the crew on the coast

Oh, I never thought I'd grow into my skeleton like this
I can still feel the paper bracelet on your wrist

When we chased that atomic glow
Tell your wife I said hello
It was wrong, it was wrong I know
Fare thee well until next year's show

County says the water's bad
We're paying for energy we had
It is hope, hope that pollutes
My empty house - a faulty hazmat suit

When you called I had a vision it was dangerous
I was already here when the fission came to us
And I will still be here with the decision of our lust
You're on another couch, I'm in my kitchen, in my rust

Oh we graced that atomic sky
Tell the boys I said goodbye
It was wrong, it was wrong you cry
May the highway hear the dreams you sigh

Oh we graced that atomic sky
Tell the boys I said goodbye
It was wrong, it was wrong you cry
May the highway hear the dreams you sigh