Manhattan Project lyrics

Imagine a time when it all began

In the dying days of a war

A weapon that would settle the score

Whoever found it first would be sure to do their worst

They always had before...

Imagine a man where it all began

A scientist pacing the floor

In each nation, always eager to explore

To build the best big stick

To turn the winning trick

But this was something more...

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

Imagine a place where it all began

Gathered from across the land

To work in the secrecy of the desert sand

All of the brightest boys

To play with the biggest toys

More than they bargained for...

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

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...

• Artist:Rush
• Album:Power Windows (1985)