The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.
[Verse 1]
In 1945 the year it came to be
Their fate's decided many miles across the sea
They told them not to fear, they couldn't be prepared
Then came the day that not a single soul was spared
[Chorus]
Too late
There's no escape
The trial has begun
Down they fly from out of the sky
Feel the radiation burn
[Verse 2]
The men of power had nothing to fear
When the finger hits the switch they're far away from here
Down in their sanctuary hiding in their lair
The sorcerers of justice will be waiting for them there
[Chorus]
Too late
There's no escape
The trial has begun
Down they fly from out of the sky
Feel the radiation burn
[Bridge]
I saw the people running through all my dreams
I heard the soldiers crying, Mother Nature screams
I saw destruction falling from out of the sky
I heard the wise man calling, why?
[Verse 3]
In 1945 the year it came to be
Their fate's decided many miles across the sea
They told them not to fear, they couldn't be prepared
Then came the day that not a single soul was spared
[Chorus]
Too late
There's no escape
The trial has begun
Down they fly from out of the sky
Feel the radiation burn
Trial by Fire was written by Russ Tippins.
Trial by Fire was produced by .