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the glory of the atom |
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begs a reverent word |
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the primary design of the whole universe |
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let us sing its praises |
| [00:58.38] |
let us bow our heads in prayer |
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at the magnificent consciousness |
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incarnate there |
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the smallest unit of matter |
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with its orbiting electrons |
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echoing off the solar system |
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like a hawk in the hills at dawn |
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the smallest unit of matter |
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uniting bird and rock and tree |
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and you and me |
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oh holy is the atom |
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the truly intelligent design |
| [01:43.52] |
to which all of evolution |
| [01:46.52] |
is graciously aligned |
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the one single structure |
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to which everything distills |
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the air, the wood smoke there, and the hills |
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oh leave me here surrounded |
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by everything that's real |
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far outside the boundaries |
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of the digitized ordeal |
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leave me here awake |
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leave me here to heal |
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human beings are a cross |
| [02:34.02] |
between monkeys and ants |
| [02:37.61] |
you can see us from your spaceship |
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melting the polar ice caps with our arrogance |
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summon a congress of angels |
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dressed in riot gear |
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we've got ourselves a serious situation down here |
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i had a great great uncle |
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who worked on the atomic bomb |
| [03:29.30] |
he got a nobel prize in physics |
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and a place in this song |
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and i bet there were no windows |
| [03:38.71] |
and no women in the room |
| [03:42.39] |
when they applied themselves to the pure |
| [03:46.23] |
science of doom |
| [03:48.97] |
|
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messing with the atom |
| [03:53.33] |
is the highest form of blasphemy |
| [03:56.34] |
whether you are making weapons |
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or simply electricity |
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someone fashion me a pulpit |
| [04:06.64] |
i have been called to engage |
| [04:09.63] |
with the maniacal heretics |
| [04:12.96] |
of the nuclear age |
| [04:16.29] |
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| [04:17.35] |
let the religious get religion |
| [04:20.60] |
let consumers get a clue |
| [04:23.95] |
let scientists get perspective |
| [04:27.41] |
let activists get their due |
| [04:31.20] |
let industry get a conscience |
| [04:34.22] |
let the earth inherit the meek |
| [04:37.69] |
let the divinity of nature speak |
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| [04:45.16] |
the glory of the atom |
| [04:48.40] |
begs a reverent word |
| [04:51.61] |
the primary design |
| [04:54.83] |
of the whole universe |
| [04:58.32] |
oh let us sing its praises |
| [05:01.39] |
let us bow our heads in prayer |
| [05:05.26] |
at the magnificent consciousness |
| [05:08.15] |
incarnate there |
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