Hold hands in public
I does it
Cool DJ Deckstream (Ft. Lupe Fiasco, Sarah Green & VERBAL) – Can You Let Me Know
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Atomic energy is most popularly heard as and used for Atom Bombs. Although their destructive force may end life, nothing has the power to stop time, which is a concept and construct that we simply cannot fathom, despite our best efforts.
This song was written near the end of the Cold War (1979), and many people feared the possibility of nuclear warfare between the US and Russia destroying the planet.
Based on his religious beliefs, its likely that Marley is referring to the Biblical prophecy that the world will end when God sees fit and when nobody is expecting it
Marley is saying to have no fear of the people who try to control or harm you, because nothing can stop time. In the end, the bad people will get their punishment.
The atom bomb hitting Hiroshima has an immortalized memoir in time – the famous clock stopping at 08:15. This is referenced, for example, in Enola Gay. He is caveating this: have no fear for atomic energy, nothing can stop the time. Yes the bomb stopped that clock specifically, but time is bigger than that, and nothing can stop time.