We lived forever
Until 1945
And then it was over
In a flash, in a second
Half a million people gone
I was a child
A stupid child
I didn't know
That the smallest thing in the universe
Could cause so much hurt
And the survivors went underground
Just to get away
We turned pale and sickly
And some of us died
But I didn't know
I was a child
The memory slips, the memories soften
But I remember
And when we came to the surface
Pale as sheets
The world was different
It was raining
And the rain was dark
A black rain fell
And covered everything
Smothered sheep, melted buildings
I saw so much pain
I grew up with the terror
And our reign on the world
Was over
And then you came
With your different way of being
And you taught us
And reshaped us
And then it was over
You left, and we took over
And we're doing fine
(Except for minor problems)
But
We had lived forever
Until 1945