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Ani DiFranco - The Atom |
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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 |
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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 |
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to which all of evolution |
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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 |
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between monkeys and ants |
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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 |
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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 |
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and no women in the room |
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when they applied themselves to the pure |
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science of doom |
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messing with the atom |
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is the highest form of blasphemy |
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whether you are making weapons |
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or simply electricity |
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someone fashion me a pulpit |
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i have been called to engage |
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with the maniacal heretics |
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of the nuclear age |
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let the religious get religion |
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let consumers get a clue |
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let scientists get perspective |
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let activists get their due |
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let industry get a conscience |
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let the earth inherit the meek |
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let the divinity of nature speak |
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the glory of the atom |
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begs a reverent word |
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the primary design |
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of the whole universe |
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oh let us sing its praises |
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let us bow our heads in prayer |
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at the magnificent consciousness |
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incarnate there |
