The project from conception to completion Magnetic separation of the isotopes The formulas were created By the greatest minds of our time Despite the declaration of peaceful use Magnificent knowledge will be abused It is the balance and arrangement That determine stability A sphere of uranium A new weapon of mass destruction Detonation of explosives A shock wave compressed the core The fission of the elements began Critical mass has been achieved An enormous amount of energy Relative to the material involved Temperatures like the sun And lethal radiation The fireball shooting upwards A light in the still dark sky Creating the mushroom cloud Thousands of people will die Killed by the blast A wave of intense heat Killed by radiation Your time of defeat It is the balance and arrangement That determine stability A sphere of uranium The darkest day in history