[Chorus]
On that day was the sky blue
Many men didn't know it coming
Few men knew that the day don't clear
Many have melted away
[Verse 1]
The city destroyed by a little mass of iron
On that day, earth burnt to the ground
The scorching sun, fighter planes high in the sky
Screams in a mushroom
[Bridge]
Nevertheless
The people lived through
The city crept up
The city lived through
[Chorus]
On that day was the sky blue
Many men didn't know it coming
Few men knew that the day don't clear
Many have melted away
[Verse 2]
The number 8.6 is stamped in the city
I want no more numbers fixed again
A mountain of black stiffs; nightmarish truth
I don't want it happening
[Bridge]
Nevertheless
The people lived through
The city crept up
The city lived through
[Verse 3]
I'm proud I was born there
I'm proud I was brought up there
See, I like the peace and quiet of the town
Love the peace and quiet [of] the town
[Chorus]
On that day was the sky blue
Many men didn't know it coming
Few men knew that the day don't clear
Many have melted away
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