Song Description
The Bhopal disaster in India, in 1984, was the world's worst chemical disaster. Toxic gas leaked from the poorly maintained and understaffed plant owned by Union Carbide, killing up to 20,000 people and leaving 120,000 chronically ill.
| Song Length |
4:52 |
Genre |
Rock - General |
Lyrics
Out of the sky
A white-skinned man
Descends upon
A dark-skinned land
Promising hope
In science new
An offer that seems too
Good to be true
Chorus:
It will burn
The solvent sky
It will burn
Without any light
It will burn
At five past midnight
Yeah, the air will burn tonight
Admit it man
You sacrificed
Safety in numbers
For the bottom line
Blood in the eyes
Of the Indian Night
Death in the skies
At five past midnight
Chorus
What have they done?
What have we become?
Chorus