A modern building in our town I joked that soon we'd all be proud They said, "Brand-new high technology Just as safe as it can be" Nobody doubted the security affirms Of the government and the industrial firms These power plants seemed quite strange to me Just as safe as they ought to be Generator 7-8 You'd better pray to heaven's gate We should have known better Generator 7-8 You'd better pray to heaven's gate Oh oh Then came the day, no one really cared After putting the plant into complete operation One saw it from afar: a huge detonation People fled at once, but most were dying Ten years after this catastrophe All abused men get to see Is brand-new high technology Just as safe as it ought to be Generator 7-8 You'd better pray to heaven's gate We should have known better Generator 7-8 You'd better pray to heaven's gate Oh oh According to scientific studies We have to reckon with one super-GAU From a nuclear power station Every 50,000 years Thus, the problem seems to be Time goes by faster Than we would've ever thought Ever thought Ever thought Ever thought Generator 7-8 You'd better pray to heaven's gate We should have known better Generator 7-8 You'd better pray to heaven's gate Oh oh Generator 7-8 You'd better pray to heaven's gate We should have known better Generator 7-8 You'd better pray to heaven's gate Oh oh