The Fall-Out: How a Guilty Liberal Lost His Innocence is a book by Andrew Anthony. It was published in 2007 by Vintage.
Plot
Keywords: atomic-fallout, atomic-power, cold-war, ephemeral-film, radiation, two-reeler
I never meant to hurt you but knew I someday would
It's like I built a cabin with matches between the wood
I'll be damned if I am happy and you will pay the price
Strong becomes the lion when he believes his own advice
I've got this one beat
I know its empty in the open
Days apart from you
Ashes trace the skyline
And this burnout cabin too
I'll be damned if you forget me in this fire
I'll save your place
And keep it cool while I think of you
In the smoke I see your face
I've got this one beat; I've got this one beat
Rain come fall on me
Baby from the fallout hear me call out
I've got this one beat
Baby from the fallout hear me call out
I've got this one beat
In the fallout [X5]
Is this how it's gonna be?
Bending daylight here with me
I know the aftermath is harder that it seems
Is this how it's got to be?
In the fallout, the fallout, the fallout
I'm alone in the fallout
They say the sky is falling
Are the angels coming too?
I'm gonna catch them when they come
Catch them as they fall
Climb on top the tower, get me closer to the sky
I'll bring the memories back
And save them all for you
The fallout [X4]
You can hear me call out from that fallout
You can hear me call
Save me, save me from the enemy
Come save me, save me from these broken things
Fallout
Seaweeds like emerald veins she sleeps beneath the
breaking weight
A silent dying ocean's slow defeat
The floods will rise and take us all
An end to all this quarrel
A final grace to rid her grief
Oh, Mother show no mercy for me
Wash the stains away
Come unto me again
Open yourself beneath us all (swallow)
Purge the soil
Burn the surface
Erase
Erase
Erase the past again
Oh, she will sleep like a breathing fire's kiss upon
Oh, my darling dear walk carefully
Perhaps she'll still be there? (Wake up!)
The rivers to rise again
Wash the stains away
Come unto me again
Open yourself beneath us all (swallow)
Purge the soil
Burn the surface
Erase
Erase
Today I woke up and you were gone
The whole day wondering what I did wrong
It's like I'm falling from a mountaintop
My heart keeps pounding and it won't stop
Can you see this hell I'm living
I'm not giving up
Will you crawl to me
Will you fall with me
I'll never crawl to you
I've done it all for you
Well don't deny
The hand that feeds you needs you
Oh god I'd die to try to
Finally please you
There goes a piece of me
Will I cease to be
I've never lied to you
Fought bled and died for you
Well don't deny
The hand that takes you breaks you
Oh god I'd die to try to
Finally please you
There she goes and I'm on the ground, I'm on the ground, I'm on the
Well don't deny
The hand that feeds you needs you
Oh god I'd die to try to
Finally please you
Will you crawl to me
Will you fall with me
I've never crawled to you
I've done it all for you
I’ve been looking for the answer to this same old question.
I feel it out but I have never found my way.
With this frustration I can barely close my eyes
And I’m seeing the world in a bloodshot spotlight.
So what’s the difference if we cherish life or waste it all now?
Is there really something out there when we’re gone?
Sometimes I stand on the beach in the sand
With a tear in my eye and I yell at the sky:
I never meant to hurt you but knew I someday would
It's like I built a cabin with matches between the wood
I'll be damned if I am happy and you will pay the price
Strong becomes the lion when he believes his own advice
I've got this one beat
I know its empty in the open
Days apart from you
Ashes trace the skyline
And this burnout cabin too
I'll be damned if you forget me in this fire
I'll save your place
And keep it cool while I think of you
In the smoke I see your face
I've got this one beat; I've got this one beat
Rain come fall on me
Baby from the fallout hear me call out
I've got this one beat
Baby from the fallout hear me call out
I've got this one beat
In the fallout
Is this how it's gonna be?
Bending daylight here with me
I know the aftermath is harder that it seems
Is this how it's got to be?
In the fallout, the fallout, the fallout
I'm alone in the fallout
They say the sky is falling
Are the angels coming too?
I'm gonna catch them when they come
Catch them as they fall
Climb on top the tower, get me closer to the sky
I'll bring the memories back
And save them all for you
The fallout
You can hear me call out from that fallout
You can hear me call
Save me, save me from the enemy
Come save me, save me from these broken things
I never meant to hurt you
But knew I someday would
It's like I built myself a cabin
With matches between the wood
And I'll be damned if I am happy
And you will pay the price
Strong becomes the liar
When he believes his own advice
I've got this one beat
I've got this one beat
Rain come fall on me
Baby
From the fallout
Hear me call out
I got this one beat
From the fallout
Hear me call out
I got this one beat
It's empty in the open
Days apart from you
Ashes trace the skyline
Of this burnout cabin too
And I'll be damned if you forget me
In this fire, I'll save your place
And keep it cool while I think of you
In the smoke I see your face
I've got this one beat
I've got this one beat
Rain come fall on me
Baby
From the fallout
Hear me call out
I got this one beat
From the fallout
Hear me call out
I got this one beat
They say the sky is falling
Are the angels coming too?
I'm gonna catch 'em if they come
Catch 'em as they fall
Climb on top this tower
Get me closer to the sky
I'll bring my memories back
Save 'em all for you
Fallout
Fallout
Fallout
Fallout
Fallout
Fallout
This is the way it used to be
This is the way you used to run to me
Before you let it go
You let me go
These were the things you used to say
These were the things you said would never change
Before you let it go
You let me go
We're so far gone
We left it all behind
Slowly finding out...
This is the end
This is the worst
This is the fallout
These are the things we need to say to make this right
Can we find our way home?
This is the end
This is the worst
This is the fallout
These are the things we need to change to make this right
Will we find our way home?
This is the way it used to be
I never saw you walk away from me
Before you let it go
You let me go
These were the things you held on to
This is the way you used to see things through
Before you let it go
You let me go
We're so far gone
We left it all behind
Slowly finding out...
This can't go on
Everything we had is gone
I think it's safe to say...
This is the end
This is the worst
This is the fallout
These are the things we need to say to make this right
Can we find our way home?
This is the end
This is the worst
This is the fallout
These are the things we need to change to make this right
Will we find our way home?
You're all I need
We're losing speed
This can't go on
You're all I see
So speak to me
Am I losing you?
This can't go on
Everything we had is gone
I think it's safe to say
This is the end
This is the worst
This is the fallout
These are the things we need to say to make this right
Can we find our way home?
This is the end
This is the worst
This is the fallout
These are the things we need to change to make this right
Will we find our way home?
This is the end
This is the end
Jim: "Blimey! I...I suppose...that was it."
Hilda: "Wasn't it light?"
Jim: "Yea, terrific. You--you get terrific light with those bombs.
Listen! A dog!"
Hilda: "What does the fallout look like, dear?"
Jim: "Fallout? The government director neglected to mention what it
would look like. I expect it would look a bit like snow does, only
gray. Very quiet. I expect they're all are having a good lie-in
after the bombing."
Hilda: "Terrible smell of burning."
Jim: "Well, yes. Well there's bound to be. That's logical.
Hilda: "It's like...roast meat."
Jim: "Yes, it does. I expect everybody will be having their Sunday
dinner a bit early this week, due to the unexpected circumstances..."
Jim: "A cloud coming up. Looks like rain. We'll be alright for
water now for a while, my dear."
Hilda: "Do you think rainwater is alright to drink?"
Jim: "Well, yes, of course it is. There's nothing purer than
rainwater, is there? Everybody knows that."
Hilda: "Oh, look! My hair's coming out."
I’m afraid I’m falling out
I’ll just blame myself again
It’s clear this time it’s coming down
To one last final night again
Because this time I’m
Fighting a constant doubt
I can’t seem to figure out
How we’ve come so far
But it’s loud and clear
I feel the fall again
But can’t seem to understand,
“How did we come to this?”
I’m ashamed of where I am
I’m scarred with my mistake
The blame is clear and obvious
That I’m not willing to face
She says I’m lost completely
“I see it in your eyes
And I know you’ll leave me
It's always the last time, always a welcome change of
mind
A sudden shift to alter the past, but you know it'll
never fucking last
Have you become so confused? 'cause you've been taking
wrong turns with every path you choose
Playing the game to lose, every victory you face is a
day you can't stand in your own shoes
I've seen you here before, walking the halls, falling
through the fucking doors
Another night, another empty heart, forever sifting
through the dark
You're always looking second best, sort yourself out,
you're a fucking mess
You've become old news, just a warning to others of a
life that's been abused
It's always the last time, always a welcome change of
mind
A sudden shift to alter the past, but you know it'll
never fucking last
Have you become so confused? 'cause you've been taking
wrong turns with every path you choose
Playing the game to lose, every victory you face is a
day you can't stand in your own shoes
Brave face, even though disrespect's all that's to be
found
What you call your happiness will come crashing down
and...
It won't make a sound
So quit your fucking around!
Whispers under the low light, I'll be taking you home
soon
The conscience never interrupts, always down to give it
up
You'll take your time to decide, it'll be another late
night
As long as you're wanted then it's alright
How'd you achieve this empty space? Desperation's
plastered on your face
The world looks down at you and you won't save yourself
Dying in misery. Bitch!
Your best days are long gone
As I stare into these ruins made by man
I tremble as I realize it's the end
More and more I wonder what we could have done
But instead we wage a war that can't be won
Yeah instead we wage a war that can't be won
I stand on the ash of all I've ever loved
Memories of a broken heart.
Now I'm alone in the dark.
I know there's a way out when all hope is gone
Find your light in a new dawn
But there's no way to do this on our own.
I search for solace in this waste
That I once called home
But my attempts of piecing life together leaves me alone
I can't repair what's been done
When the sky is as black as the ground that I walk on
But I can't give up on this
I have to wonder what we could have done
I have to wonder
But instead we wage a war that can't be won
I stand on the ash of all I've ever loved
Memories of a broken heart.
Now I'm alone in the dark.
I know there's a way out when all hope is gone
Find some shelter from the storm
But there's no way to do this on our own.
You think that this is the end?
You're wrong
This is the start of a new generation.
I stand on the ash of all I've ever loved
Memories of a broken heart.
Now I'm alone in the dark.
I know there's a way out when all hope is gone
Find some shelter from the storm
But there's no way to do this on our own.