Critical Mass
lyrics by Erik Lutley
I don’t remember the time or year
Just the flash and the jolt
And the rising gray
I don’t remember much
But what I remember
Fills my brain with a power I cannot contain
Critical mass
Don’t drop another memory on my mind
Cause I’ve almost got
Critical mass
This chain reaction builds from deep inside
Split the atom and within you will find a sun
My god what have we done
I don’t remember what I heard
Except the hum of the ship
And the flying home
I don’t remember much
But what I remember
Fills my brain with a power I cannot contain
Critical mass
Don’t drop another memory on my mind
Cause I’ve almost got
Critical mass
This chain reaction builds from deep inside
Split the atom and within you will find a sun
My god what have we done
Oppenheimer excerpt:
(A few people laughed, a few people cried.
Most people were silent.
We knew the world would not be the same)