Radium Girls

Moisten the brush with the tip of your tongue
A delicate touch for the lines that you're painting
The second hand sweeps round the face of the clock
You number the hours and they glow in the dark

It's a miracle (it's a miracle)
All those factory girls (all those factory girls)
So invisible
Gonna light up the world (so invisible)
It's a miracle (gonna light up the world)
All those factory girls (it's a miracle)
So invisible (all those factory girls)
Gonna light up the world

Dress in your best, like you're going to church
They show you your desk with the rest of the workers
Radium girls make a generous wage
Breaking the dawn of the nuclear age

It's a miracle (it's a miracle)
All those factory girls (all those factory girls)
So invisible
Gonna light up the world (so invisible)
It's a miracle (gonna light up the world)
All those factory girls (it's a miracle)
So invisible (all those factory girls)
Gonna light up the world

For any disease we can give you the cure
Your bones turn to dust by the light of the future
The darker the night the more brilliant it shines
Eternal flame burns for half of all time

It's a miracle

Moisten the brush with the tip of your tongue
A delicate touch for the lines that you're painting
The second hand sweeps round the face of the clock
You number the hours and they glow in the dark