Kyle Thompson: Music

A MINERS REMEMBRANCE
(by Kyle Thompson)

I BEEN 10,000 MILES DOWN THE THROAT OF A MINE
I BEEN SWALLOWED BY THE ROCK
AND THE COAL DUST OF TIME...
DEEP DOWN THE SHAFT THE AIR MAKES YOU SICK
AND IT'S TWELVE DAYS A WEEK
ON A SHOVEL OR A PICK.

ALL OUR FACES WEAR THE SAME GRIM....
FROM FAR AWAY PLACES
WE CAME ON THE WIND
CAUSE THE NEWS SPREAD FAST
THERE'S WORK AND THERE'S PAY
FOR ANYONE WILLIN' TO MAKE THE COAL MINE THEIR GRAVE.

DOWN BELOW YOU FORGET THAT ABOVE IS BLUE SKY
AND YOU DIG THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE COAL
UNTIL YOU DIE....
THIS MINERS REMEMBRANCE IS COVERED WITH DUST
BURIED 'NEITH THE SHALE AND COPPER'D WITH RUST.

WELL YOU'RE DOWN INTO THE COAL BEFORE THE DAWNS LIGHT
AND BACK HOME IN THE SHADOWS OF A FULL MOON NIGHT
WHEN YOUR HEAD HITS THE PILLOW THERE'S NO TIME TO DREAM
WITH 500 BILLION TONS OF COAL TO MINE FROM THE SEAM.

DOWN BELOW YOU FORGET THAT ABOVE IS BLUE SKY
AND YOU DIG THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE COAL
UNTIL YOU DIE...
THIS MINERS REMEMBRANCE IS COVERED WITH DUST
BURIED 'NEITH THE SHALE AND COPPER'D WITH RUST.

EVERY DAY IS THE SAME ...UP THE MOUNTAIN YOU CLIMB
AND YOU DYNAMITE AND PICKAXE THE FOSSIL OF TIME
BUT THEN TIME DISAPPEARS LIKE THE COAL AND YOU KNOW...
WITHOUT A HOLE IN THE GROUND YOU GOT NOWHERE TO GO.

AND DOWN BELOW YOU FORGET THAT ABOVE IS BLUE SKY
AND YOU DIG THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE COAL
AND WHEN YOU DIE....
ALL YOUR REMEMBRANCE....
ALL THAT YOU'RE WORTH.....
IS NAILED INTO A COFFIN AND COVERED WITH EARTH.