Manhattan Project Lyrics

[Chorus 2]
The big bang took and shook the world
Shot down the rising sun
The hopeful depend on a world without end
Whatever the hopeless may say

[Verse 3]
Imagine a man when it all began
The pilot of 'Enola Gay'
Flying out of the shockwave on that August day

All the powers that be, and the course of history
Would be changed forevermore

[Chorus 1]
The big bang took and shook the world
Shot down the rising sun
The end was begun and it hit everyone
When the chain reaction was done
The big shots tried to hold it back
Fools tried to wish it away
The hopeful depend on a world without end
Whatever the hopeless may say

[Chorus 2]
The big bang took and shook the world
Shot down the rising sun
The hopeful depend on a world without end
Whatever the hopeless may say

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The “Manhattan Project” was a top-secret initiative to develop a workable atomic bomb during World War II. The project was lead primarily by the United States, and enabled the twin nuclear bombings to be carried out in Japan, ending the war. The song describes the project itself, the militaristic mindset of a nation at war, and the profound effect nuclear weapons have had on the world.

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Credits
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Recorded At
Elora Sound Studios, Elora, Ontario
Release Date
October 15, 1985
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