Chernobyl

I'll tell you a story that happened

in April of 1986

An explosion and subsequent meltdown

Caused damage that never can be fixed

A nuclear reactor at Chernobyl

Like so many others round the globe

Did what experts say cannot happen

And like a bomb did explode

And just like a bomb did explode



Chernobyl, I vow I will

Use all my power to prevent the hour

That our earth shall live no more

>From nuclear accident or war



For some, it’s a day to talk of heroes

Those brave souls that put the fire out

But let’s not forget the well-placed cowards

Who continue to bring these things about



As horror hit the evening newscreen

And the scope of destruction became clear

The nuclear lobby voiced its new theme

That "the only problem is our fear,"

Oh yes, the only problem is our fear



The poison extends through the foodchain

And death extends through the years

It comes with the wind and the light rain

It knows no borders or frontiers



We cannot change what has happened

We cannot erase what has passed

But one thing's for sure, if this planet will endure

This accident has got to be our last

Make nuclear power something of the past!



Chernobyl, I vow I will

Use all my power to prevent the hour

That our earth shall live no more

>From nuclear accident or war.