Nuclear (song)

"Nuclear" is a song by Mike Oldfield written in 2014 for his album "Man on the Rocks." It was written because Mike's grandfather suffered from trauma relating to World War II. Hideo Kojima used the song for the E3 2014 trailer for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain because listening to the lyrics instantly had him think of Snake/Big Boss, having gotten "Man on the Rocks" a few months prior.

Lyrics
Standing on the edge of the crater Like the prophets once said and the ashes are all cold now No more bullets and the embers are dead Whispers in the air tell the tales Of the brothers gone Desolation, devastation What a miss we made, when it all went wrong

Watching from the edge of the circus For the games to begin Gladiators draw their swords form their ranks for Armageddon

I'm nuclear I'm wild I'm breaking up inside A heart of broken glass Defiled Deep inside The abandoned child

Standing on the edge of the underworld Looking at the abyss and I'm hoping for some miracle To breakout to escape from all this Whispers in the air tell the tale of a life that's gone Desolation, devastation What a mess we made, when it all went wrong

I'm nuclear I'm wild I'm breaking up inside A heart of broken glass Defiled Deep inside The abandoning child

I'm nuclear I'm wild I'm breaking up inside A heart of broken glass Defiled Deep inside The abandoned child