[Verse 1]
Pink shirt, unicorn atom, mother with the atom
Little mouths say “nuclear” too young
Atom on the shirt and the child in her arms
Teaching it early like it never does harm

Public-facing, atomic symbol on the chest
Little-girl marketing dressed up as progress
Easy to sell, hard to live with
Atom on the shirt, little girl on her hip

Clean, reliable, safe for the child
Soft little phrases laid into the smile
Mother’s voice makes the atom unclear
Not teaching the cost when the waste stays here

[Verse 2]
Mother in the picture, atom in the room
Turning little-girl language into nuclear cartoons
Clean, reliable, safe, that’s the line they use
Liability walks off when the family gets used

Reliable for decades, 
affordable to who 
Little girl taught to wear a paper suit 
Maralinga in the country still 
Atom in the playroom; made to seem divined

Bedtime atom, little girl all tucked in
Mother makes it normal, lets the green-washing sink in
(yeah, oh yeah yeah)

[Hook]
Nuclear Mother
unicorn atom fantasy

Nuclear Mother

atom at bedtime
Nuclear Mother
clean talk, dirty supply chain

children say nuclear too young

[Bridge]
No warning in the picture
No danger on the shirt
Just the atom and the daughter
while the back end does the work

[Final Hook]
Nuclear Mother
unicorn atom fantasy

atom at bedtime
Nuclear Mother
clean talk, dirty supply chain

(Nuclear Mother)

children say nuclear too young

Nuclear Mother