[Verse 1 | Steady, grounded]
Those who decide told us there was no alternative.
They said the demand was fixed.
They said reliability needs scale,
and scale won’t wait.

They said firm power, constant power,
said the future needs it now.
They called it a renaissance,
said the decision was already made.

They said delay was danger.
They said review was over.
This is how the Nuclear Overton Window
began to narrow.

[Verse 2 | Heavier, deliberate]
Those who decide talked about solutions,
talked about schedules,
but not about keeping
what remains when the generation ends.

They talked about storage “for now.”
They talked about fixes ahead.
They said the process was technical,
not ours.

They didn’t talk about the horizon.
They didn’t name who stays accountable.
The Nuclear Overton Window
never held the long term.

[Verse 3 | Firmer, forward]
Then asking slowed things down.
Then caution cost too much.
Consent became friction,
so it was pushed aside.

The Nuclear Overton Window moved again —
from open debate
to settled position.

Rules were shortened.
Reviews rushed.
Governance turned into something
to move through.

The window didn’t shatter.
The push continues.

[Memorial Close | Spoken or half-sung]
Here stands the Nuclear Overton Window.
Not cracked. Not broken.
Held open on purpose.

Not a future to keep reopening.
Not a decision to keep revisiting.

This must be decided.
This must be carried.
This must not be passed forward
without an end in sight.

Remember this moment.

[Outro | Firm, final]
The Nuclear Overton Window must close.
Not paused. Not deferred.
Entered into practice
with consent.

This should not remain unresolved.
This is what we must remember.