| Metal Church – Little Boy Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I'm surprised no one explained this. No it's not Sept 11. The album came out in 93. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_in_the_Balance. The lyric is clear that it's about dropping an atomic bomb. The Title is not so subtle: "Little Boy" was the codename of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy The song, and especially the lyrics is a masterpiece. "The heat turned the men to shadows, the sand into glass" Thermal radiation can burn shadows onto ojects. Extreme heat turns sand into grass. http://16838563.nhd.weebly.com/successes.html ("shadow was burnt into the ground. The shadow is all that remains, as the man himself was vaporized.") http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KgBT8kIRgBo/TFx1s8X2h1I/AAAAAAAAGwo/6fQdnw2JcyA/s1600/Nagasaki%25252BShadows.jpg |
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