Splitting Atoms

Why don't we just try it?
Can't be honest in the job
Kicking, screaming into this world
The inner boy or girl will never know
Either way, the clock is set to explode

I'll go on the record to say these creatures
Are easily among the most feared on Earth
For the nucleus inside our cell
Will circumvent the laws of nature
The laws of love
Bored inside a house that seems so
Filled with goals
They're taking reservations at the door
I guess it's safe to say we'll all end up
In the fetal position on the road

A nuclear power reaction
Jerry-rigged with low grade uranium
So pure in love affair
Using Pixie Sticks and bubble gum
We're splitting the atom

The day that all the romance died
We cried and cried
As if it would never return
We found another way inside
Those Adderalls are spilling the ashes from the urn
Forever giving up our nights to howl away
And I'll say goodnight to the Moon
I think it's safe to say we'll always launch attacks
Three weeks too soon

A nuclear power reaction
Scout-knot tied to synthesized beryllium
Pulling life from the thin air
We're freaking out and speaking in tongues
We're splitting the atom

A nuclear power reaction
With a side of weapons grade plutonium
Also, pure in love affair
Using Pixie Sticks and bubble gum
We're splitting the atom
We're splitting the atom