10,000 Maniacs - Grey Victory lyrics

There was light and atomic fission Swelling wind, rising ash, tide of black rain Cement seared shadow traces Reminiscent of their last commands Instantly one thousand flames arising Ill scent the burning hides surrounding A settlement debased entirely Enola gay had made a casual delivery Please build a future, darling With our bomb, cherish and love it For the sake of Earth bound kingdom come Come on, come on The undersides of fallen metal trusses Evil debris of human bodies Each window's gla** shards pelted Secure confines, brittle collapse Neighbors lay beside each other unknowing Faces scorched of all familiar bearing Too few hands, wounds for closing Marred by thirsting Anguish, fear lamenting Here we stand at the door to gold atomic age Don't spoil your face as with worry Trust in, trust in Earth bound kingdom come Come on, come on, come on Oh, here we stand at the door to gold atomic age Don't spoil your face as with worry Trust in earth bound kingdom come, come on Come in it's all here, come in it's all here So come on, come on