This song is about growing up during the development of the atom bomb. It mirrors the changes in society and the splitting of the atom to the changes in families. Divorces are the splitting of the atom; there is no way to "put the atom back together" in an atom bomb, and she feels that there is no way to regain what our society has lost in its marriages. Thinking about how her verses are playing off of each other to create this beautiful analogy has really helped me grow as a writer.
This song is about growing up during the development of the atom bomb. It mirrors the changes in society and the splitting of the atom to the changes in families. Divorces are the splitting of the atom; there is no way to "put the atom back together" in an atom bomb, and she feels that there is no way to regain what our society has lost in its marriages. Thinking about how her verses are playing off of each other to create this beautiful analogy has really helped me grow as a writer.