It's in the blood of the ancient ones;
That held the Earth in sway.
Those that knew the atom's secret
And kept the End at bay.

They died from it; its fatal spell,
And left us with no lore;
Which was best, for they killed themselves
By the atom's core.

And so we live, in future time;
Knowing only of their Death.
And that they saved us from the snare;
The lethal Toxin's breath.

Taliesin [Assault] '93

